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Treatise on the Management on Pregnant and Lying in Women (Resources in Medical History)
Treatise on the Management on Pregnant and Lying in Women - Resources in Medical History Author:Charles White I believe that the most compelling argument for restudying Charles White's Treatise is to gain in understanding of th evolution of our ideas of the etiology and prevention of puerperal fever. The usual conception is that until until the mid-nineteenth century little or nothing was known of the origins of this condition. That is not ... more »quite the case As will be seen, from the mid 1700s to the mid 1800s a considerable body of evidence was presented in this regard, almost all of it by writers in Great Britain. But much of this material has been neglkected if not ignored.
In conclusion, Charles White made important contributions to the development of ideas concerning the prophylaxis of puerperal fever.« less