The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720

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The Sick Child in Early Modern England, 1580-1720 is written by Hannah Newton and published by Oxford University Press, USA. It's available with International Standard Book Number or ISBN identification 0199650497 (ISBN 10) and 9780199650491 (ISBN 13).

Illness in childhood was common in early modern England. Hannah Newton asks how sick children were perceived and treated by doctors and laypeople, examines the family's experience, and takes the original perspective of sick children themselves. She provides rare and intimate insights into the experiences of sickness, pain, and death.