Project Gutenberg 2023-12-30 Public domain in the USA. 253 Shew, Joel 1816 1855 Midwifery and the diseases of women : $b A descriptive and practical work showing the superiority of water-treatment in menstruation and its disorders, chlorosis, leucorrhea, fluor albus, prolapsus uteri, hysteria, spinal diseases, and other weaknesses of females, in pregnancy and its diseases, abortion, uterine hemorrhage, and the general management of childbirth, nursing, etc., etc. $aNew York :$bFowlers and Wells, $c1852, pubdate 1856. Richard Tonsing and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team at https://www.pgdp.net (This book was produced from images made available by the HathiTrust Digital Library.) "Midwifery and the Diseases of Women" by Joel Shew, M.D. is a descriptive and practical medical work written in the mid-19th century. This publication emphasizes the advantages of water treatment in addressing various women's health issues, including menstruation, pregnancy, and childbirth. It seeks to provide insights into midwifery practices while advocating for a natural approach to healthcare, particularly for women. The opening of the work discusses the author's experiences and philosophies regarding midwifery and the use of hydropathy — the treatment of illness through water. Shew raises a series of thought-provoking questions about the roles of practitioners, the management of childbirth, and differing opinions regarding medical practices during pregnancy. He reflects on the effectiveness of water treatment in easing childbirth and promoting healthier outcomes for women, while also recognizing a degree of divergence in thought among practitioners in this emerging field. (This is an automatically generated summary.) https://catalog.hathitrust.org/Record/010824549 20230501164913shew 1852 US Reading ease score: 65.2 (8th & 9th grade). Neither easy nor difficult to read. en Hydrotherapy Pregnancy Women -- Diseases Obstetrics Midwives Midwifery Obstetrics -- Case studies Women midwives Generative organs, Female -- Diseases Gynecologic pathology RG Text Category: Health & Medicine Category: Parenthood & Family Relations 900924 2025-07-28T14:53:26.864927 text/html 871253 2023-12-29T23:53:17 text/html 1387839 2025-07-28T14:53:41.316839 application/epub+zip 1384116 2025-07-28T14:53:29.958895 application/epub+zip 479722 2025-07-28T14:53:28.408860 application/epub+zip 1860597 2025-07-28T14:53:49.275764 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 1777921 2025-07-28T14:53:39.663877 application/x-mobipocket-ebook 774533 2025-07-28T14:53:24.811932 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 754309 2023-12-29T23:53:17 text/plain; charset=us-ascii 18163 2025-07-28T14:53:49.449746 application/rdf+xml 12587 2025-07-28T14:53:28.740852 image/jpeg 1859 2025-07-28T14:53:28.576905 image/jpeg 1645605 2025-07-28T14:53:26.947909 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