Advice to the female sex in general, particularly those in a state of pregnancy and lying-in : the complaints incident to their respective situations are specified, and treatment recommended, agreeable to modern practice : the result of observation and experience : to which is added, an appendix, containing some directions relative to the management of children, in the first part of life / by John Grigg, practitioner in midwifery, surgeon to the Pauper-Charity in Bath, and late of his Majesty's Navy.
- Grigg, John, active 1789-1814
- Date:
- 1789
Licence: Public Domain Mark
Credit: Advice to the female sex in general, particularly those in a state of pregnancy and lying-in : the complaints incident to their respective situations are specified, and treatment recommended, agreeable to modern practice : the result of observation and experience : to which is added, an appendix, containing some directions relative to the management of children, in the first part of life / by John Grigg, practitioner in midwifery, surgeon to the Pauper-Charity in Bath, and late of his Majesty's Navy. Source: Wellcome Collection.
Provider: This material has been provided by University of Bristol Library. The original may be consulted at University of Bristol Library.
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