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X. An Account of a Child being taken out 
of the Abdomen, after having lain there 
upwards of 16 Years , during which Time 
the W man had 4 Children , all born alive 3 
by Starkey Myddleton M. D. 
Gentlemen, 
Read Dec. » 7 - r " j ’’HE Records of your Society furnifh 
* 747 - ^ us with feveral Cafes of extra-ute- 
rine Conceptions; one of which 1 communicated 
to you March 28. 1745.* neverthelefs I could not 
help flattering myfelf that this Cafe alfo might be 
worthy your Notice. 
IN April 1731. Mrs. Ball, without Bijbopfgate, 
perceived (by the ufual Symptoms) that fhe was preg- 
nant 5 and in October following, being then in the 
fixth Month of her Pregnancy, fhe had a Child died 
in her Lap of Convulsions, the Surprize of which, 
occafion’d a great Fluttering within her, attended 
with a fenfible Motion of the Child, which Motion 
continued, tho’ gradually weaker and weaker, for 
about 6 or 7 Days, after which fhe did not per- 
ceive it to move any more ; but from this time fhe 
had conftant Pains attending her, which appear’d 
like Labour-Pains. Her Midwife, for feveral Days, 
expefted a Mifcarriage 5 but finding herfelf difap- 
pointed, advifed her to apply to Dr. B amber, whofe 
known Abilities in the feveral Branches of Phyfick, 
joined to his great Experience and Judgment in 
L 1 1 1 2 Midwifry, 
* See Philof Tranf N°. 475. p. 336. 
