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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | A treatise on the physical and medical treatment of children |
| Reference | 111324.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Rosenberg |
| Date | 1825 |
| Author | Dewees, William P. |
| Publisher / Printer / Lithographer | H.C. Carey & I. Lea |
| Place of Creation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Description | First edition. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Children's Health |
| Keywords | disease, pregnancy, diet, baths, breastfeeding, childbirth, sleep, temperature, weaning, water, exercise, cleansing, jaundice, colic, ulcer, inflammation, blood, diabetes, constipation, vomiting, cholera, whooping cough, scarlet fever, measles, burns |
| Parts of the Body | breasts, skin, liver, lungs |
| Additional Information | Though "Scientific Midwifery" had been a field of professional study and formal training in France, Scotland and England through most of the 18th century, obstetrics was largely ignored in the curricula of American medical schools. Dewees was almost alone in focusing his attention on obstetrics at a time when the delivery of American women remained largely in the hands of midwives. Dewees had been influential in the establishment of a chair of midwifery at the University of Pennsylvania in 1810, but was not appointed to the medical faculty until 1825, when he became adjunct professor of midwifery. Dewees was made professor of obstetrics in 1834, but was forced to retire due to illness in 1835. |
| Note | Please note that some of the metadata for this document has been drawn from the Library Company of Philadelphia’s catalogue, and 'An Annotated Catalogue of the Edward C. Atwater Collection of American Popular Medicine and Health Reform', compiled by Christopher Hoolihan. |
| Copyright | The Library Company of Philadelphia |