In this classic medical text, Charles Delucena Meigs provides a detailed and authoritative look at childbed fever, a serious and often fatal infection that affects women after childbirth. Drawing on his many years of clinical experience, Meigs describes the symptoms, causes, and treatment of the disease, and provides practical advice for preventing its spread. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of medicine or women's health. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.