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...If ether can be had and it generally can, I believe that nearly every woman in labor is entitled to it. If it were possible for a transformation of sex to occur, and if any one of us were to undergo the pains of labor, knowing what he now knows of obstetrics, I believe he would demand ether. I would; and if a medical attendant of the opposite sex were to quote scripture at me--"and in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children," I might not discharge him on the spot for my present need; but for future assistance I should surely engage a man who would give me less scripture and more ether.
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. -Henry Miller
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Medical/Labor advice circa 1897
As I may have mentioned before, my Mum is the archivist for Maine Med, and she comes across all sorts of interesting tid bits and notes on medical practice from generations past, and she just sent this to me regarding the use of painkillers during labor. I thought it was amusing:
A little history of medicine that is rather apropos at the moment-I just came across this while processing Transactions of the Maine Medical Association 1897. This bit is from one of our guys, Addison Thayer, MD. His article is "The medicinal treatment of labor"....If ether can be had and it generally can, I believe that nearly every woman in labor is entitled to it. If it were possible for a transformation of sex to occur, and if any one of us were to undergo the pains of labor, knowing what he now knows of obstetrics, I believe he would demand ether. I would; and if a medical attendant of the opposite sex were to quote scripture at me--"and in sorrow shalt thou bring forth children," I might not discharge him on the spot for my present need; but for future assistance I should surely engage a man who would give me less scripture and more ether.
He also said: "Alcohol perhaps in the form of a few sips of wine, is of real service, I think, in keeping up the spirits of women worn out with nagging and ineffectual pains."
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. -Henry Miller
http://cookthehumbletable.blogspot.com/
Re: Medical/Labor advice circa 1897
The aim of life is to live, and to live means to be aware; joyously, drunkenly, serenely, divinely aware. -Henry Miller
http://cookthehumbletable.blogspot.com/
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"Less scripture, more ether!" may be my new mantra...
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