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This chapter focuses on the specific forms of health care given to newborn babies in early modern England, a hitherto almost entirely neglected category in histories of health. Drawing on printed health advice and correspondence the chapter charts the various stages of the care offered to newborns,...

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Language:English
Published: Manchester University Press 2017
Online Access:http://www.manchesteruniversitypress.co.uk/9781526113474/