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Tokology

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About This Book

A physician's handbook provides practical instruction for pregnancy, fetal development, and childbirth, arguing that suffering in labor can be reduced and describing anatomy, conception, and prenatal signs. It surveys common pregnancy ailments and their hygienic, dietary, and exercise-based remedies, with attention to constipation, nausea, neuralgia, and circulatory swelling. The book addresses clothing and bathing practices, offers labor preparations and techniques aimed at painless delivery, and includes case examples and home-care advice intended to empower women to protect maternal health and ease parturition.

About the Author

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Alice B. Stockham

Alice B. Stockham was an American author and advocate for women's health and education in the late 19th and early 20th centuries. She is best known for her work "Tokology: A Book for Every Woman," published in 1893, which addresses topics related to women's health, childbirth, and maternal care. Stockham's writings reflect her commitment to empowering women with knowledge about their bodies and reproductive health, contributing to the broader discourse on women's rights during her time. Her work remains a notable part of the historical conversation surrounding women's health and education.

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