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WHITE, Charles (1728-1813). A Treatise on the Management of Pregnant and Lying-in Women. London: for Edward and Charles Dilly, 1773. 8° (202 x 115mm). 2 engraved plates (lower margins very lightly dampstained, a little offset and show-through at the end). Contemporary sprinkled calf, compartments of spine double-ruled in gilt, black lettering piece (joints cracked, minor defect in both covers). Provenance: Richard Penfold (contemporary signature at head of title).
FIRST EDITION. 'White was the first to state clearly in a text on midwifery the necessity of absolute cleanliness in the lying-in chamber, the isolation of infected patients, and adequate ventilation. He instituted the principle of uterine drainage, placing his patients in a sitting position shortly after delivery using a special bed and chair [illustrated in the two plates] ... White was also the first after Hippocrates to make any substantial contribution towards the solution of the aetiology and management of puerperal fever', Garrison and Morton 6270. White also wrote on dislocations and described the first recorded excision of the head of the humerus.
FIRST EDITION. 'White was the first to state clearly in a text on midwifery the necessity of absolute cleanliness in the lying-in chamber, the isolation of infected patients, and adequate ventilation. He instituted the principle of uterine drainage, placing his patients in a sitting position shortly after delivery using a special bed and chair [illustrated in the two plates] ... White was also the first after Hippocrates to make any substantial contribution towards the solution of the aetiology and management of puerperal fever', Garrison and Morton 6270. White also wrote on dislocations and described the first recorded excision of the head of the humerus.
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