Pregnancy, Parturition, and Childbed Among Primitive People (Classic Reprint) - Softcover

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Her mother who was a midwife before her; it is necessary for a woman there to practise for a long time before she thoroughly gains the confidence of the people. We find midwives also in Japan, in parts of India, where in ancient times only women assisted the parturient, whilst in ancient Egypt difficult cases were attended by surgeons specially skilled in midwifery, as it will be remembered that they had their specialists as well as we of the present day. Susruta speaks of midwives attending his patient, and the mention of midwives in Exodus i. 19 im plies that these good women were as unskilful thirty-five cen turies ago as they can still be found at the present day. From all that we have seen it appears that the Y i of India, the Dye of Syria, the herb-knowing hag of Mexico, and the midwife of the Bible are very much the same in their habits, their quali fications, and their knowledge. It is the same habitual old woman who figures in all countries and at all times, and with whose peculiar qualifications we are quite familiar. In cases where the midwife is at a loss, the aid of the medicine man is sought. The Baschkire rely upon their devil-seer who dis covers the presence of the evil Spirit and drives him away if rewarded by the present of a sum of money or a fat sheep. Among others a priest is called who hastily mumbles a few verses of the Koran, Spits into the patient's face, and leaves the rest to nature.

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