Project Gutenberg 2022-08-15 Public domain in the USA. 148 Anonymous Anonyme Anonymous, Anonymous The danger and immodesty of the present too general custom of unnecessarily employing men-midwives Being the letters which lately appeared under the signature of a man-midwife. With an introduction, a treatise on the milk, and an appendix. $aUnited Kingdom :$bJ. Wilkie & F. Blyth,$c1772. deaurider and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This file was produced from images generously made available by The Internet Archive) "The danger and immodesty of the present too general custom of unnecessarily employing men-midwives" by an anonymous author is a critical treatise written in the 18th century, likely during the Enlightenment period. The book addresses the controversial practice of men attending childbirth, arguing against the social acceptance of "men-midwives" and highlighting the risks and moral implications associated with this custom. The work consists of a series of letters that delve into the dangers posed by employing men in a traditionally female role, emphasizing the need for women to trust their counterparts during childbirth. The author argues that this practice undermines both the safety of women in labor and the virtue of women generally, asserting that familiarity with male midwives leads to a loss of modesty and increases vulnerability to seduction. Throughout the letters, the author provides a passionate condemnation of societal norms that support this practice, advocating instead for women midwives who better understand the physical and emotional needs of women during childbirth. The author also includes a discussion on the detrimental effects of “backening milk,” or failing to nurse infants properly, further reinforcing the book’s focus on maternal and infant health. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://archive.org/details/b30365314 20200918085111anon 1772 GB Reading ease score: 52.4 (10th to 12th grade). Somewhat difficult to read. en Midwifery -- England -- Early works to 1800 RG Text Category: Essays, Letters & Speeches Category: History - Early Modern (c. 1450-1750) Category: Health & Medicine Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 110518 2025-06-27T08:12:51.604112 text/html 86069 2024-10-18T23:58:52 text/html 250207 2025-06-27T08:12:55.414066 application/epub+zip 248468 2025-06-27T08:12:52.901099 application/epub+zip 170975 2025-06-27T08:12:52.061059 application/epub+zip 759279 2025-06-27T08:12:57.179091 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 737346 2025-06-27T08:12:54.940054 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 649414 2022-09-30T22:39:00.789702 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 89853 2025-06-27T08:12:51.331076 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 69610 2024-10-18T23:58:52 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 16853 2025-06-27T08:12:57.303082 application/rdf+xml 20297 2025-06-27T08:12:52.347094 image/jpeg 2996 2025-06-27T08:12:52.202088 image/jpeg 693611 2025-06-27T08:12:51.623122 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 More titles under Unknown en.wikipedia