This book should be used as a comprehensive textbook and reference work for aspiring midwives. The art of midwifery encompasses the knowledge and skills that enable a woman to support pregnant women with advice and assistance. The textbook imparts the expertise that aspiring midwives need for their professional activities in caring for pregnant women, assisting in childbirth, and providing postpartum care. Additionally, it offers guidance on the types of complications that may arise during pregnancy and childbirth, as well as how midwives should respond in these situations. This is a revised reprint of the original edition from 1856.