A course of lectures on the theory and practice of midwifery [electronic resource] : In which every thing essential to the true knowledge of that art will be fully explained and clearly demonstrated. The osteology of the female pelvis. Of the organs of generation; the theory of conception; and of the nutrition of the fœtus in utero. The several parts will be shewn in their natural situation, with physiological observations on their structure and use. The pathology or general doctrine of the acute and chronical diseases incident to women and children; including their nature, causes, distinctions, and symptoms; together with practical observations and remarks on their treatment and cure. For the clearer demonstration of operative midwifery (whether simply by the hand or the application of instruments) the several methods of assisting both in laborious and preternatural labours, will not only be described according to the most approved modern practice, but likewise distinctly shewn by an artificial representation of each difficult case, upon machines of a new construction, for that purpose. The whole will be illustrated by such anatomical preparations as are applicable to each lecture; together with various practical observations, extraordinary cases, and necessary cautions; but particularly, by real labours. By John Leake, M.D. member of the Royal College of physicians, London, and physician to the Westminster lying-in hospital, at his house in Craven Street, in the Strand.