Project Gutenberg 2019-09-20 Public domain in the USA. 178 Nihell, Elizabeth 1723 1776 A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery Setting Forth Various Abuses Therein, Especially as to the Practice With Instruments: the Whole Serving to Put All Rational Inquirers in a Fair Way of Very Safely Forming Their Own Judgement Upon the Question; Which It Is Best to Employ, in Cases of Pregnancy and Lying-in, a Man-midwife; Or, a Midwife Produced by Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at http://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "A Treatise on the Art of Midwifery" by Elizabeth Nihell is a scientific publication written in the mid-18th century. The work critiques the increasing practice of male midwives and the use of instruments in childbirth, arguing for the superiority and necessity of female practitioners. Nihell seeks to empower women by urging them to take charge of their own health and childbirth decisions through informed judgment. The opening of the treatise establishes Nihell’s firm stance against the misconceptions surrounding midwifery, emphasizing the delicate nature of childbirth and the importance of preserving traditional female practices. She addresses the historical context of midwifery, asserting that women have always been the primary caregivers in this field, supported by scripture and ancient practices that favored female practitioners. Nihell confronts various objections to women’s capabilities in midwifery, underscores the dangers posed by male practitioners employing instruments, and advocates for the natural skill and tenderness of women midwives, all while calling for a re-examination of societal prejudices against them. (This is an automatically generated summary.) Reading ease score: 44.5 (College-level). Difficult to read. en Obstetrics -- Early works to 1800 Midwifery -- Early works to 1800 RG Text Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Gender & Sexuality Studies 640641 2025-07-24T06:04:10.529574 text/html 614748 2024-10-17T13:55:06 text/html 965933 2025-07-24T06:04:19.101526 application/epub+zip 972130 2025-07-24T06:04:12.307594 application/epub+zip 305158 2025-07-24T06:04:11.509550 application/epub+zip 1144193 2025-07-24T06:04:24.441544 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1065122 2025-07-24T06:04:18.275524 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 422515 2022-09-27T08:56:57.535306 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 547183 2025-07-24T06:04:09.613596 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 527309 2024-10-17T13:55:06 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16978 2025-07-24T06:04:24.654492 application/rdf+xml 12415 2025-07-24T06:04:11.638579 image/jpeg 2101 2025-07-24T06:04:11.581558 image/jpeg 942160 2025-07-24T06:04:10.607604 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