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| Field name | Value |
|---|---|
| Title | Advice to mothers, on the subject of their own health, and on the means of promoting the health, strength, and beauty, of their offspring |
| Reference | 62527.O |
| Library | The Library Company of Philadelphia |
| Collection | Vaux Heirs |
| Date | 1804 |
| Author | Buchan, William |
| Place of Creation | Philadelphia, Pennsylvania |
| Description | First American edition; originally published at London in 1803. William Buchan (1729-1805) was the first writer in English to combine in one book recipes for home treatment with general advice about diet, life style, and how to live longer. |
| Document Type | Printed Book |
| Theme(s) | Women's Health; Health and Hygiene |
| Keywords | female complaints, pregnancy, medicine, food, exercise, marriage, childbirth, deformities, poverty |
| Parts of the Body | reproductive organs |
| Additional Information | The 'Advice to Mothers' was also translated into French (1804) and Italian (1806). Upon completing his medical studies at Edinburgh, Buchan settled in Yorkshire where in 1759 he was appointed medical officer to the recently opened Foundling Hospital at Ackworth. It was there he wrote his M.D. theses (De infantum vita conservanda) and acquired his interest and skill in treating the diseases of women and children displayed in both 'Advice to Mothers' and the 'Domestic Medicine'. |
| 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 |