Project Gutenberg 2012-09-03 Public domain in the USA. 326 Rigby, Edward 1804 1860 08002992 A System of Midwifery E-text prepared by Bryan Ness and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team (http://www.pgdp.net) from page images generously made available by Internet Archive/American Libraries (http://archive.org/details/americana) "A System of Midwifery" by Edward Rigby is a scientific publication written in the early 19th century. This comprehensive work is designed to educate practitioners on the intricate processes involved in pregnancy, labor, and the postpartum period, focusing particularly on the anatomical and physiological aspects of childbirth. The book aims to provide a condensed view of various topics related to obstetrics, integrating both theory and practical application. The opening of the text introduces midwifery as both an art and a science, emphasizing its role in managing the health of women during pregnancy, labor, and the puerperal phase. Rigby elaborates on the complexity of the biological processes involved, highlighting how natural functions can become complicated by various factors, particularly in a civilized context. The initial chapters lay a foundation by discussing the anatomy and physiology of the human reproductive system, including the pelvis, female organs of generation, and early signs of pregnancy, thus setting the stage for a detailed exploration of midwifery practices that will follow throughout the volume. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 47.8 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Obstetrics RG Text Category: Health & Medicine 1579953 2025-08-16T12:55:05.015800 text/html 1563136 2024-10-23T10:37:25 text/html 1718623 2025-08-16T12:55:26.926177 application/epub+zip 1742484 2025-08-16T12:55:11.338253 application/epub+zip 624706 2025-08-16T12:55:08.527824 application/epub+zip 2253645 2025-08-16T12:55:37.774183 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 2121032 2025-08-16T12:55:23.783190 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 996856 2022-09-18T15:33:14.347164 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1427144 2025-08-16T12:55:02.620807 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 1407213 2024-10-23T10:37:25 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 15602 2025-08-16T12:55:37.940125 application/rdf+xml 14655 2025-08-16T12:55:09.211825 image/jpeg 3853 2025-08-16T12:55:08.903769 image/jpeg 1557688 2025-08-16T12:55:05.242850 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