Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Tudor and Stuart England

ISBN-13: 9780367001964 / Angielski / Miękka / 2020 / 152 str.

Audrey Eccles

Opis

Originally published in 1982 Obstetrics and Gynaecology in Tudor and Stuart England traces the development of obstetrics and gynaecology over the past two centuries.

Spis treści

Preface  Acknowledgements  1. English Obstetrical Textbooks Before 1740  2. The Legacy of the Ancients, and William Harvey  3. The Legacy of the Ancients, and the Anatomists  4. The Female Reproductive System  5. Sexuality and Conception  6. Development and Birth of the Foetus  7. Diagnosis of Pregnancy and Ante-natal Regimen  8. Pregnancy Prevention and Promotion  9. Gynaecology  10. Normal Childbirth  11. The Management of Obstetric Complications  12. ‘The Manuall Practize’ – Operative Delivery  13. Two Centuries of Obstetric Change Reviewed  Appendix: Maternal Mortality: Some Notes on the Willughby Cases  Notes  Index

O autorze

Audrey Eccles