Management and diseases of infants under the influence of the climate of India / [Frederick Corbyn].

  • Corbyn, Frederick
Date:
[1828]
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Credit: Management and diseases of infants under the influence of the climate of India / [Frederick Corbyn]. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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    casion. Balls, and every species of active exercise which tend to enliven the change, ensue: there is little thought, however, that the most serious consequences are proba- bly taking place in the womb during these first months after marriage. The suppression of the usual discharges is the sign of conception: then a change takes place in the whole constitution. The circulation of the blood becomes. thus affected, whence several unpleasant feelings occur ; such as lassitude, heaviness, pain in the head, nausea, a sensation of dizziness, &c. ‘Fhe inexperienced, indeed, imagine these symptoms to be a complaint, which is not unusually called “a little bilious,’’ and have recourse to calomel and purgatives to remove it. These, however, are misplaced; for nature herself manages the business, and a gentle dose of castor oil will alone suffice, should the confined state of the bowels require medicine. ——Pewe Section III. Third and fourth Months of Pregnancy. Signs of pregnancy will now be established: one of the most prominent is, the stomach often rejects both breakfast and dinner. This sickness is generally sudden in accession, so that there is scarcely time to quit the room. A confined state of the bowels is commonly com-. plained of ; but gentle doses of castor oil only will be ne- cessary. The child is now completely formed. A sensation will be occasionally felt in the womb, like the snapping of the fingers: this is the movement of the child. Expe- rienced mothers understand this feeling so well, that they frequently calculate the time of gestation by it; while other persons seldom observe the event, believing it to be merely a slight griping pain, or a gentle spasm. It will now be necessary to discontinue stays, and remove every pressure, as the action of the child in the womb must be without restraint, otherwise the just proportion, and espe- cially the health of the infant, will be materially endanger- ed after birth. Many ladies will not abide by this advice, and young mothers will have much to do to combat their —