who had the Small Pox during Pregnancy. 141 
afterwards brought forth their children perfectly healthy 
at the ufiial time. Both thefe children, at the age of three 
years, were inoculated with effect. 
Sir george baker likewife mentions a cafe which fell 
under the obfervation of Dr. clarke of Epfom. “ A wo- 
“ man towards the end of her pregnancy had the fmall 
“ pox, from which fhe narrowly efcaped. Five weeks 
“ after the crifis fhe was delivered of an healthy female 
“ child, who having numerous marks on her fkin was 
“ judged by all who faw her to have undergone the fame 
“ diftemper before her birth. However, at the end of 
“ twelve months Ihe had the fmall pox in a very fevere 
“ manner. Both the mother and child were lately living 
“ at Epfom.” 
Since then we fee that it is very probable, that the 
fmall pox may be caught from the mother when fhe is in- 
fected, it may beafked, why does not this happen oftener ? 
In anfwer to this we may fuppofe, that this is not fo 
ready a way as when the child is expofed to catch it after 
the birth, as we find too that a difference can be produced 
after birth; viz. inoculation is a much readier way of 
catching it than what is called the natural way. It may 
likewife be faid, that many women who are with child, 
and have the fmall pox during pregnancy, do not reco- 
ver; therefore both mother and child die before the 
difeafe can have time to produce eruptions upon the 
