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Pregnancy -- Psychological aspects

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress 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.
Dates: 1876