The Dublin practice of midwifery / By Henry Maunsell, M. D., with notes and additions by Chandler R. Gilman.

  • Henry Maunsell
Date:
1842
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Credit: The Dublin practice of midwifery / By Henry Maunsell, M. D., with notes and additions by Chandler R. Gilman. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    time every morning, and by the use of a lotion of spirits and water. The only effectual means of re- lief, when excoriations do occur, is the use of the nipple shield, whereby the exciting cause (pressure of the child's mouth) is removed.* In addition to this, we may apply slightly stimulating lotions, as sulphate of zinc solution,f or spirits and water, or, what answers very well, the black wash. Syphi- litic sores, or aphthae, may be communicated from the child's mouth to the nipples, and, of course, from their specific nature, demand peculiar atten- tion. [Sometimes wre derive great advantage from pen- cilling over the nipple with lunar caustic. This remedy, howTever, should be tried cautiously, as in some cases it increases the inflammation, nor have I been able to distinguish beforehand those in which it was beneficial from those in wThich it did harm.] * The best form of this useful instrument is that made of gum elastic. t R Sulphatis Zinci gr. viij. Aqua Rosarum znr. M. Fiat lotio. The following, I believe, is a formula of Sir A. Cooper, and is very useful:— R Subborat. Sodae jij. Cretae Preeipitatae |j. Sp. Rectificati, Aquae Rosarum, aa | iij. M. Fiat lotio.
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