Contributions

  • Thomas, Ian - Contributor
  • Warne, Sue. - Contributor
  • Ian Thomas - Editor
  • Mrs Betty Parsons - Foreword
  • Sue Warne - Illustrator

Publication

1985 - Webb & Bower, Exeter, England, England

Language

English

Word Count

31,750 words, Guess

Page Count

127 pages

Identifiers

  • ISBN-100863500412
  • ISBN-139780863500411
  • Goodreads3355157
  • LibraryThing3693233
  • Library of Congress Control Number87672547
and 2 more

Classifications

  • LCCRG551 .C84x 1985
  • LCCRG524

Alternate Titles

  • Book of birth.

Description

In 1651, Nicholas Culpeper wrote a A Directory for Midwives, now edited under the above title. Written in the very direct & frank language of 17th-century England, much of what Culpeper says is relevant to the world & mother of today. He is, for example, very modern in his attitude to sensible diet & exercise. There are chapters on Love & Marriage; Diet; Exercise & Rest; Conception; Pregnancy; Labour; Birth; Nursing; Milk; Child Care; & Weaning. A very useful & practical book which beautifully evokes the period.

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