Obstetrics
Subject
Subject Source: Medical Subject Headings
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William T. Taylor manuscript on maternal impressions affecting the fetus
Collection
Identifier: MSS 2/031
Scope and Contents
Manuscript of address to Philadelphia County Medical Society on 26 Apr. 1876. Taylor contends
emotional or mental state of a mother can affect unborn child during pregnancy. He cites several
examples, including spina bifida, strabismus, cleft palate, and various wounds, marks, and deformations,
all connected with some prenatal sight or occurrence.
Additional Form: Published in Philadelphia Medical Times, vol. 7, no. 4., 1876.
Additional Form: Published in Philadelphia Medical Times, vol. 7, no. 4., 1876.
Dates:
1876
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