title: Willughby's observations in midwifery: the Dutch translation.
abstract: The Dutch translation of the manuscript of "Observations in Midwifery" (ca. 1672) by the English man-midwife Percival Willughby (1596-1685) - pupil and friend of William Harvey - was printed in The Netherlands in 1754 and antedated the English edition (1863) by more than a century. This delay may explain why this valuable 17th-century text had no impact on obstetrical practice in Willughby's native country.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Thiery
mesh_terms: D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000266:history*; D009426:Netherlands; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D011643:Publishing / Q000266:history; D014177:Translations; D006113:United Kingdom