Project Gutenberg 2015-01-01 Public domain in the USA. 723 Hollick, Frederick The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed Being a Familiar and Practical Treatise, More Especially Intended for the Instruction of Females Themselves, but Adapted Also for Popular Use among Students and Practitioners of Medicine Produced by Cindy Horton, Sarah Jensen and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive/American Libraries.) "The Matron's Manual of Midwifery, and the Diseases of Women During Pregnancy and in Childbed" by Frederick Hollick is a scientific treatise written in the mid-19th century. This comprehensive manual aims to provide a practical and accessible guide to midwifery, specifically targeting women themselves, while being informative for medical students and practitioners. It likely covers various aspects of childbirth and the associated diseases of women during pregnancy and postpartum, intending to educate women about their own bodies and improve the care they receive. The opening of the manual contains a preface and an introduction discussing the author's motivations for writing this text. Frederick Hollick emphasizes the historical neglect of women's knowledge about their own reproductive health and aims to address this gap through clear, scientific explanations and practical guidance. He underlines the significance of preparing women for childbirth and the importance of understanding the physiological aspects of pregnancy, arguing that education can mitigate fear and suffering during childbirth. In this context, Hollick also asserts that this work represents a notable departure from previous literature, aiming to be simultaneously accessible and scientifically rigorous to empower women with knowledge about their bodies and childbirth. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 54.9 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Pregnancy Indian Territory Obstetrics Chloroform Midwifery Gynecology RG Text Category: How To ... Category: Health & Medicine Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 761820 2025-08-19T09:05:10.100014 text/html 748908 2024-10-24T13:37:49 text/html 7086786 2025-08-19T09:05:35.995904 application/epub+zip 7060979 2025-08-19T09:05:17.252005 application/epub+zip 389002 2025-08-19T09:05:11.625016 application/epub+zip 8562610 2025-08-19T09:05:46.180388 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 8455940 2025-08-19T09:05:28.608914 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 490919 2022-09-21T17:24:54.549678 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 652933 2025-08-19T09:05:08.160064 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 632839 2024-10-24T13:37:48 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 17911 2025-08-19T09:05:46.422323 application/rdf+xml 14682 2025-08-19T09:05:11.763002 image/jpeg 2543 2025-08-19T09:05:11.695019 image/jpeg 6497740 2025-08-19T09:05:10.457095 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 en.wikipedia