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Man-midwifery exposed, or the danger and immorality of employing men in midwifery proved; and the remedy for the evil found. Addressed to the Society for the Suppression of Vice - Softcover
This historic book may have numerous typos and missing text. Purchasers can download a free scanned copy of the original book (without typos) from the publisher. Not indexed. Not illustrated. 1849 Excerpt: ...from a gravestone, by Dr. Gregory, shows us that some midwives have been successful in introducing little strangers into the world. He says the inscription was on a "cheap slab," somewhat bedimmed by time, and standing much out of perpendicular in the "old burying ground," in our neighbouring city of Charlestown, (in America):--"Here lyes interred the body of Mrs. Elizabeth Phillips, wife to Mr. John Phillips, who was born in Westminster, in Groat Britain, and commissioned by John, Lord Bishop of London, in the year 1718, to the offico of a midwife, and came to this country (America) in the year 1719, and, by tho blessing of God, has brought into this world above 3,000 children. Died, May 6th, 1761, aged 76 years." It may be interesting to the younger part of our population, and call up some reminiscences among the elder citizens, to have the history of an event which happened twenty-eight years ago. "What, then, turned public attention to the subject, at that time? Here is the clue to the matter: an obituary notice in the Boston Liberator, of 1845, runs thus:--"Mrs. Janet Alexander, died in Boston, September 15, 1845, after an illness of nearly four months, aged 61 years. She was a native of Scotland, and was instructed in the theory and practice of midwifery by Dr. James Hamilton, the celebrated Professor of Midwifery in the University of Edinburgh. She received her diploma from him in 1817. She arrived in Boston in November, 1819, and commenced the exercise of her profession on the ensuing Christmas Day; and for a period of more than 25 years' practice among the most intelligent and respectable portion of the community, was most singularly successful, having Neveii In Amy Instance Lost A Patient." CHAPTER V. I...
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- PublisherRarebooksclub.com
- Publication date2012
- ISBN 10 1231103574
- ISBN 13 9781231103579
- BindingPaperback
- Number of pages32
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