Table of Contents
Table of Contents
Introduction
PART I. PREGNANCY AND CONFINEMENT.
Chapter I. Conduct of the Mother before and after Marriage
Chapter II. Conduct of the Mother during Pregnancy
Chapter III. Diseases of Pregnancy
Chapter IV. Instructions to a Woman during the last stages of Gestation
Chapter V. Directions to the Monthly Nurse
Chapter VI. Care of the Mother during Labor and Confinement
Chapter VII. Directions to the Nurse during the month
PART II. ANATOMY AND PHYSIOLOGY OF THE FEMALE ORGANS—FŒTAL DEVELOPMENT.
Chapter I. Of the Pelvis
Chapter II. Parts contained in the Pelvis
Chapter III. Physiology of the Uterus and Ovaries
Chapter IV. Displacements of the Uterus
Chapter V. Mismenstruation
Chapter VI. Generation
Chapter VII. The Ovum and its development
Chapter VIII. The Fœtus
PART III. PREGNANCY AND PARTURITION.
Chapter I. Diagnosis of Pregnancy
Chapter II. Abortion
Chapter III. Parturition
Chapter IV. Mechanical Phenomena of Labor
Chapter V. Diagnosis of Artificial Labor
PART IV. SKILLED NURSING AND MIDWIFERY.
Chapter I. Preliminary instruction to the Nurse Midwife
Chapter II. The Natural Labor
Chapter III. Convalescence
Chapter IV. Care of Infants
Chapter V. Cases of Difficult Labor
Chapter VI. Concluding instructions in Midwifery
PART V. ÆTIOLOGY—SYMPTOMOTOLOGY—MEDICATION—NURSING.
Chapter I. Causes of Disease
Chapter II. Symptoms of Disease
Chapter III. Diagnosis of Diseases of Children
Chapter IV. Treatment of Inflammation in its initial stages
Chapter V. Various circumstances, Contagion, Death, &c.
Chapter VI. Surgical Nursing
PART VI. REMEDIES AND REGIMEN.
Chapter I. Hints in regard to the treatment of Common Diseases
Chapter II. Emergencies, Accidents, Sudden Sickness
Chapter III. Slight Hurts and Ailments
Chapter IV. Dietetics, Food for Children
Chapter V. Prescribing and Prescriptions
Chapter VI. Medical Formulary
Glossary Index
