Project Gutenberg 2010-10-04 Public domain in the USA. 108 Townley, James Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness Produced by The Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net. (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "Parturition without Pain or Loss of Consciousness" by James Townley is a scientific publication written in the early 1860s. This work focuses on the use of an anodyne in childbirth, presenting a novel method intended to alleviate labor pains while maintaining the mother's consciousness. Townley, a qualified member of the Royal College of Physicians and Surgeons, proposes an innovative inhalation technique that distinguishes his approach to anesthesia in obstetrics. In this book, Townley details the operational aspects of his method, describing the specific inhaler he created and the mixture that combines alcohol, aromatic tincture, and chloroform. He emphasizes that by using his technique, women can experience childbirth without suffering pain or losing awareness. The author shares numerous anecdotal accounts and letters from patients who attest to the effectiveness of his treatment, often reporting a remarkably comfortable labor experience with a swift recovery post-delivery. Through these testimonies, Townley argues that his method can revolutionize the childbirth experience, significantly reducing fear and trauma associated with labor while fostering a quicker return to health for new mothers. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 59.0 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Anesthesia in obstetrics RG Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Drugs/Alcohol/Pharmacology 73455 2025-08-14T04:33:54.829795 text/html 71051 2021-01-07T01:40:08 text/html 220295 2025-08-14T04:34:00.980786 application/epub+zip 218310 2025-08-14T04:33:58.327771 application/epub+zip 81161 2025-08-14T04:33:57.093789 application/epub+zip 368682 2025-08-14T04:34:02.875259 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 356403 2025-08-14T04:34:00.154775 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 217931 2022-09-15T13:12:03.979695 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 62081 2025-08-14T04:33:54.521789 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61928 2021-01-07T01:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 61926 2021-01-07T01:40:08 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 19637 2025-08-14T04:34:03.000268 application/rdf+xml 17021 2025-08-14T04:33:57.590796 image/jpeg 3696 2025-08-14T04:33:57.341762 image/jpeg 22085 2021-01-07T01:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 130580 2021-01-07T01:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 22070 2021-01-07T01:40:08 application/octet-stream application/zip 216717 2025-08-14T04:33:54.842797 application/octet-stream application/zip Archives containing the RDF files for *all* our books can be downloaded at https://book.klll.cc/wiki/Gutenberg:Feeds#The_Complete_Project_Gutenberg_Catalog