English: The Bride, by William H. Rau, 1903

English: The Bride: "All the world loves a lover and stops to do homage to the lovely bride, whether she appears in the simple homemade gown, or the more elaborate bridal gown, amid palms and flowers." Photo by William H. Rau.

Identifier: womaningirlhoodw00soli (find matches)
Title: ... Woman in girlhood, wifehood, motherhood; her responsibilities and her duties at all periods of life; a guide in the maintenance of her health and that of her children
Year: 1906 (1900s)
Authors: Solis-Cohen, Myer
Subjects: Women Child care
Publisher: Philadelphia, Chicago (etc.) The J.C. Winston co
Contributing Library: The Library of Congress
Digitizing Sponsor: The Library of Congress

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n anesthetic. The Management of the Second Stage of Labor.Care of the New-born Infant: Care of a premature infant; Treatment of anasphyxiated baby. Care of the Mother During the Third Stage of Labor. The hour arrives, the moment wishd and feard;The Child is born, by many a pang endeard.And now the Mothers ear has caught his cry;Oh, grant the Cherub to her asking eye!He comes—she clasps him. To her bosom pressd,He drinks the balm of life, and drops to rest. —Rogers. rlT is not the authors purpose in this chapter to write atreatise on obstetrics. Nor is it his intention to so instruct a woman that she will be qualified to assumefull charge of a labor. It must not be supposed thatwith a few minutes reading a person can become proficient inwhat requires years of study and practice to acquire. Thedelivery of the child, known also as child-birth, labor, obstet-rics, parturition, midwifery and tokology, is too serious a pro-cedure to be entrusted to any but the most skillful hands. A 196
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Copyright, 1903. by William H. Rau. THE BRIDE. All the world loves a lover and stops to do homage to the lovelybride, whether she appears in the simple homemade gown, or themore elaborate bridal gown, amid palms and flowers. THE MANAGEMENT OF LABOR 197 physician should be engaged whenever possible; next in orderof proficiency come the medical student and the midwife. In assisting the physician, however, a woman can be ofgreat service, especially if she is familiar with the work requiredof her. The present chapter will be devoted to instructing awoman in the requisite knowledge that will make her presencevaluable in the lying-in room. Before the date of the expected confinement, which is tobe calculated according to one of the methods given, the prepa-rations for it mentioned in chapter XIX must be made. Theocclusive bandages, the abdominal binder and the other articlesrequired, including the babys clothes and the babys basket,should be in readiness. THE DIAGNOSIS OF LABOR. It is impor

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