Soranus' GynecologyIncluding a section on infant care, Soranus' Gynecology represents ancient gynecological and obstetrical practice at its height. An introduction and notes by Temkin provide insight into the work's historical and scientific background. |
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I was hoping for more pictures. With all this vajazzling and whatnot that goes on these days, I was hoping to see things how they really used to be. though after looking at the book, I see that the progress women have made with their vaginas is quite welcome.
Contents
LIST OF ILLUSTRATIONS | xvii |
SORANUS GYNECOLOGY | xxx |
Into How Many and What Sections the Doctrine of Gynecology | 1 |
What Are the Signs of Conception? | 42 |
What Are the Signs According to the Ancients Whether the Fetus Is Male or Female? | 44 |
What Care Should Be Given Pregnant Women? | 45 |
On Pica kissa | 49 |
What Is the Care from the Pica till Parturition? | 54 |
How to Cleanse | 82 |
How to Swaddle | 84 |
On Laying the Newborn Down | 87 |
On Food | 88 |
On the Selection of a Wet Nurse | 90 |
On Testing the Milk | 94 |
How to Conduct the Regimen of the Nurse | 97 |
What One Should Do if the Milk Stops or Becomes Spoiled or Thick or Thin | 101 |
What Grows inside the Uterus of the Pregnant Woman? | 58 |
What Are the Signs of Impending Abortion? | 61 |
Whether One Ought to Make Use of Abortives and Con traceptives and How? | 62 |
bOOK II | 69 |
What Must One Prepare for Labor? | 70 |
hi What Must One Do in Delivery ? | 72 |
What Is the Care of the Woman after Labor? missing | 76 |
On the Intumescence of the Breasts | 77 |
On the Care of the Newborn | 79 |
How to Sever the Navel Cord | 80 |
On the Bath and Massage of the Newborn | 103 |
How and When to Give the Newborn the Breast | 108 |
On the Dropping off of the Umbilical Cord | 114 |
xxm On Inflammation of the Tonsils | 121 |
bOOK III | 128 |
book iv | 175 |
ANCIENT NAMES | 211 |
| 245 | |
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Bibliographic information
| Title | Soranus' Gynecology ACLS Humanities E-Book Ancient studies Volume 3 of Publications of the Institute of the History of Medicine / the Johns Hopkins University. Series 2, Texts and documents Softshell books |
| Author | Soranus |
| Editors | Owsei Temkin, Nicholson J. Eastman |
| Translated by | Owsei Temkin, Nicholson J. Eastman |
| Contributor | Owsei Temkin |
| Edition | illustrated, reprint |
| Publisher | JHU Press, 1991 |
| ISBN | 0801843200, 9780801843204 |
| Length | 258 pages |
| Subjects | › › History / Ancient / General Medical / Gynecology & Obstetrics Medical / History |
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