Woman: An Historical Gynælogical and Anthropological Compendium, Volume Three provides information pertinent to the obstruction in the normal process of labor. This book discusses the various ways and treatment, the obligations and duties of women among the different nations and races.Organized into 21 chapters, this volume begins with an overview of the physical condition of women in child birth. This text then discusses the mechanical aids designed to hasten delivery and explains the external manipulations to bring about a normal presentation of the child. Other chapters provide a discussion of woman's milk as a medicine, especially for consumption. This book discusses as well the mutual relationship between grandmothers and their grandchildren. The final chapter deals with displayed special manners, customs, and superstitions at the death of a person who has remained unmarried, or of a woman who has died during pregnancy, in labor, or in childbed.This book is a valuable resource for anthropologists.

Volume Three Chapter I Difficult and Abnormal Births Primitive Concepts of Causes Historical Data The Chinese and Japanese Treatment of Difficult Labour Difficult Labour due to Physical Defects in the Mother The Rôle of the Embryo Difficult Birth through Abnormal Channels Difficult Labour due to the Placenta Chapter II Difficult Labour in Popular Belief Supernatural Help in Difficult Labour Supernatural Help in Labour Among Ancient Civilised Peoples and their Successors Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Ancient Teutons and Scandinavians Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Latin Peoples Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Peoples of Russia and the Slavs Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Magyars, Gipsies and Modern Greeks Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Japanese and Chinese Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Pre-Columbian Inhabitants of Mexico Supernatural Help in Labour Among the American Indians Supernatural Help in Labour Among the African Tribes Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Asiatic Peoples Supernatural Help in Labour Among the Peoples of Oceania Confession as an Expedient in Difficult Labour Calling and Enticing the Child as Expedients in Difficult Labour Chapter III Natural Means of Correcting Pathological Labour Various Methods Medicaments and Drugs Internal Applications External Application Mechanical Means Mechanical Means in Japan Pressure as a Help in Difficult Labour Severe Pressure on the Abdomen as a Help in Difficult Labour Lacing and Squeezing the Abdomen as a Help in Difficult Labour Suspension and Shaking of the Mother's Body as a Help in Difficult Labour Chapter IV Birth in Cases of Abnormal Labour Views of the Causes Methods of External Manipulation in Cases of Abnormal Presentation Inverting the Mother as a Help in Cases of Abnormal Presentation Internal Manipulations as a Help in Cases of Abnormal Presentation The Destruction and Dismemberment of the Child Chapter V Cesare an Section The Nature of the Operation Delivery of the Living Child by Section from the Living Mother Cæsarean Section Among Primitive Peoples Chapter VI The Physiology and the Pathology of the Puerperium The Physiological Significance of the Puerperium The Dangers of the Puerperium Hæmorrhage During the Puerperium Primitive Methods of Prevention of Post-Partum Hæmorrhage Prolapse of the Uterus in the Puerperium After-Pains in the Puerperium Puerperal Fever Puerperal Insanity Chapter VII The Therapy of the Puerperium Restoration of the Genitals to their Normal Position Fumigations During the Puerperium Bathing and Washing Washings and Sweat Baths in the Puerperium Binding the Abdomen in the Puerperium Chapter VIII The Management of the Mother in the Puerperal State Standing and Sitting During the Puerperium The Recumbent Position During the Puerperium Food and Drink During the Puerperium Lack of Proper Puerperal Hygiene The Duration of the Puerperium Chapter IX The Ceremonial, Symbolism and Mysticism of the Puerperium The Special Room Visits to the Woman in Childbed The Unclean Period The Unclean Period Among Civilised Nations Differences in Uncleanness according to Sex of Child Customs of the Puerperium Superstition During the Puerperium Ceremonial Among Primitive Peoples During the Puerperium Ceremonial of the Puerperium Among Civilised Peoples Chapter X Lactation Physiology of Lactation The Secretion of Milk in its Relation to Fertilisation and Menstruation Lactation by the Mother Duration of Lactation Positions while Suckling Lactation by Proxy and by Wet Nurses Lactation by Animals Lactation by the Grandmother Lactation by the Father Chapter XI The Female Breast in Custom and Tradition Cultural Significance Dietetics of the Lactation Period Rules and Customs During Lactation Dangers to Nursing Women Dangers to Sucklings Deficiency of Milk The Weaning of the Child Chapter XII Unusual Use of Woman's Milk Woman's Milk as a Medicine and a Magical Agency The Feeding of Adults with Woman's Milk The Suckling of Young Animals by Women Chapter XIII Woman in Relation to the Next Generation Woman as Mother Woman as Step-mother and Foster-Parent Chapter XIV The Mature Woman in a State of Celibacy The Old Maid The Anthropological Aspect of the Old Maid The Ethnography of the Old Maid Chapter XV Woman as Saint The Village Maiden The Virgin Dedicated to God The Sorceress, Prophetess and Fortune-Teller The Witch Modern Witchcraft Women Saints Chapter XVI The Widow Mourning Suttee and the Killing of Widows Prohibition, Compulsion and Permission for Widows to Remarry The Rights of Widows Unmarried Widows Chapter XVII The Menopause or Climacteric The Cessation of Menstruation Highest Age of Impregnation The Middle-Aged Woman in Her Anthropological Aspect Earlier Views on the Anthropological Aspect of the Ageing Woman The Time of the Menopause Among Extra-European Women Chapter XVIII Woman as Grandmother The Grandmother The Mother-in-Law Ceremonial Chapter XIX Woman in Old Age Anthropological Aspects Anthropological Significance of Senile Changes in Woman Chapter XX Woman in Death Natural Death Unnatural Death Suicide Among Women Funeral Rites for Women Confinement of Dead Women Sexual Intercourse with the Dead The Death of the Mother means the Death of the Child Chapter XXI Woman After Death (Superstition) The Dead Virgin The Dead Bride The Dead Menstruating Woman The Dead Pregnant Woman The Dead Woman in Labour The Dead Woman in Childbed The Burial-Place of the Woman Dying in Childbed The Woman Dying in Childbed Returns as a Ghost The Nursing Mother in Death Impregnation of the Dead Nuptials of the Dead The Dead Woman who ReturnsList of Authorities Quoted