Observations in midwifery : as also The country midwifes opusculum or vade mecum / by Percival Willughby (1596-1685); edited from the original MS. by Henry Blenkinsop, 1863.

  • Percivall Willughby
Date:
1863
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Credit: Observations in midwifery : as also The country midwifes opusculum or vade mecum / by Percival Willughby (1596-1685); edited from the original MS. by Henry Blenkinsop, 1863. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by Royal College of Physicians, London. The original may be consulted at Royal College of Physicians, London.

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    whether it might bee through some clottering of blood in the womb, or through the losse of blood, wee thought that shee would have presently died; for that shee had no pulse, little, or no breatliing to bee perceived, her face altered Avith blackening, and shee was quite deprived of her senses. But, thi-ough God^s permission, with cordiaU spirits, shee was again restored, and shee recovered her breathing, and the use of her senses, and took good rest all that night following. Shee was subject to a scouring, the which I disliked. I gave her severall medicines to prevent it. But, above all, shee praised, and best liked the boiled milk with pepper. At her friends desire I stayed with her ten dayes. I would wiUingly have stayed longer, for that I ieared her weaknes. But, perceiving that they were willing to let mee go, I took leave, and departed, after that I had left them some directions. It was reported that shee was afflicted with convulsions toward the end of the moneth, and so died. And whether any loosnes, or what other infirmity might happen unto her, I know not. Her friends never more did send unto mee to acquaint mee with her condition. But the child is Hvely, and tliriveth, and every day getteth strength. Had I not drawn the child by the feet, the mother would not have been dehvered. And, if that I still had deferred time, in hopes to have had a naturall birth, this child, bom so weak, would have perished in tlie mother's womb, and the mother wit]\ it, and they would not have been sepai-ated. I twice dehvered one Goodwife Katherine Eenshaw in Stafford.