Remarks on the subject of lactation : containing observations on the healthy and diseased conditions of the breast-milk, the disorders frequently produced in mothers by suckling : and numerous illustrative cases, proving that, when protracted, it is a common cause, in children, of hydrencephalus, or water in the brain and other serious complications / by Edward Morton.

  • Morton, Edward.
Date:
1831
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Credit: Remarks on the subject of lactation : containing observations on the healthy and diseased conditions of the breast-milk, the disorders frequently produced in mothers by suckling : and numerous illustrative cases, proving that, when protracted, it is a common cause, in children, of hydrencephalus, or water in the brain and other serious complications / by Edward Morton. Source: Wellcome Collection.

Provider: This material has been provided by the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, through the Medical Heritage Library. The original may be consulted at the Francis A. Countway Library of Medicine, Harvard Medical School.

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    Of the Breast-Milk, 8fc. 8cc No sooner has the child been ushered into the world than the breasts of the mother pour forth their milk for its sustenance. This bland fluid is secreted from the blood, and varies, in quality and quantity, according to the time which has elapsed from delivery, being pecu- liarly and wonderfully adapted at every period to the wants of the individual for whose use it is destined. Thus, that first secreted, called colostrum, possesses a purgative quality evi- dently intended by the all-wise Author of our being for the purpose of removing the meco- nium (a),—a process which experience has suf- ficiently proved to be necessary for the welfare of the newly-born infant. Afterwards, ceas- ing to possess this aperient property, it is calculated solely for affording nutrition; and