Childbed Fever
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The Tragedy Of Childbed Fever
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Author : Irvine Loudon
language : en
Publisher: Oxford University Press on Demand
Release Date : 2000
The Tragedy Of Childbed Fever written by Irvine Loudon and has been published by Oxford University Press on Demand this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2000 with History categories.
Childbed fever was by the far the most common cause of deaths associated with childbirth up to the Second World War throughout Britain and Europe. Otherwise known as puerperal fever, it was an infection which followed childbirth and caused thousands of miserable and agonising deaths every year. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this tragic disease from its recognition in the eighteenth century up to the second half of the twentieth century. Examining this within abroad history of infective diseases, the author goes on to explore ideas from past debates about the nature of infectious diseases and contagion, the discovery of bacteria and antisepsis, and charts the complicated path which led to the discovery of antibiotics. The large majority of deaths from puerperal fever were due to one micro-organism known as Streptococcus pyogenes, and the last chapter presents valuable new ideas on the nature and epidemiology of streptococcal disease up to the present day.
The Etiology Concept And Prophylaxis Of Childbed Fever
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Author : Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis
language : en
Publisher: Univ of Wisconsin Press
Release Date : 1983
The Etiology Concept And Prophylaxis Of Childbed Fever written by Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis and has been published by Univ of Wisconsin Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1983 with Medical categories.
Semmelweis's exposure to the childbed fever was concurrent with his appointment to the Vienna maternity hospital in 1846. Like many similar hospitals and clinics in the major cities of nineteenth-century Europe and America, where death rates from the illness sometimes climbed as high as 40 percent of admitted patients, the Viennese wards were ravaged by the fever. Intensely troubled by the tragic and baffling loss of so many young mothers, Semmelweis sought answers. The Etiology was testimony to his success. Based on overwhelming personal evidence, it constituted a classic description of a disease, its causes, and its prevention. It also allowed a necessary response to the obstetrician's already vocal, rabid, and perhaps predictable critics. For Semmelweis's central thesis was a startling one - the fever, he correctly surmised, was caused not by epidemic or endemic influences but by unsterilized and thus often contaminated hands of the attending physicians themselves.
On The Nature Signs And Treatment Of Childbed Fevers
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Author : Charles Delucena Meigs
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1854
On The Nature Signs And Treatment Of Childbed Fevers written by Charles Delucena Meigs and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1854 with Puerperal septicemia categories.
The Cause Concept And Prophylaxis Of Childbed Fever
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Author : Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1941
The Cause Concept And Prophylaxis Of Childbed Fever written by Ignác Fülöp Semmelweis and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1941 with Children categories.
Childbed Fever
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Author : K. Codell Carter
language : en
Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing USA
Release Date : 1994-05-30
Childbed Fever written by K. Codell Carter and has been published by Bloomsbury Publishing USA this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1994-05-30 with Health & Fitness categories.
In the nineteenth century, tens of thousands of women died each year from childbed fever. The Carters describe birthing conditions and medical practices in Vienna during the time when young Semmelweis began to work in a maternity clinic there. He discovered that childbed fever arose because medical personnel did not wash adequately after dissecting corpses before doing vaginal examinations of women in labor. After he required students to disinfect themselves, the mortality rate immediately dropped. However, Semmelweis's views were not accepted by the senior physicians who believed the disease was due to a variety of causes. After strident attempts to persuade skeptics, Semmelweis was committed to a Viennese insane asylum where he died at age 42, possibly from beatings by asylum guards. Childbed fever, now called puerperal infection, continues to be a leading cause of maternal mortality, in spite of the best efforts of modern physicians.
On The Nature Signs And Treatment Of Childbed Fevers
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Author : Charles Delucena 1792-1869 [ Meigs
language : en
Publisher: Legare Street Press
Release Date : 2023-07-18
On The Nature Signs And Treatment Of Childbed Fevers written by Charles Delucena 1792-1869 [ Meigs and has been published by Legare Street Press this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2023-07-18 with categories.
In this classic medical text, Charles Delucena Meigs provides a detailed and authoritative look at childbed fever, a serious and often fatal infection that affects women after childbirth. Drawing on his many years of clinical experience, Meigs describes the symptoms, causes, and treatment of the disease, and provides practical advice for preventing its spread. This book is an essential read for anyone interested in the history of medicine or women's health. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.
Puerperal Or Childbed Fever
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Author : T. Griswold Comstock
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1884
Puerperal Or Childbed Fever written by T. Griswold Comstock and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1884 with categories.
Childbed Fever
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Author : K. Codell Carter
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 2017-07-12
Childbed Fever written by K. Codell Carter and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 2017-07-12 with Medical categories.
The life and work of Ignaz Semmelweis is among the most engaging and moving stories in the history of science. Childbed Fever makes the Semmelweis story available to a general audience, while placing his life, and his discovery, in the context of his times. In 1846 Vienna, as what would now be called a head resident of obstetrics, Semmelweis confronted the terrible reality of childbed fever, which killed prodigious numbers of women throughout Europe and America. In May 1847 Semmelweis was struck by the realization that, in his clinic, these women had probably been infected by the decaying remains of human tissue. He believed that infection occurred because medical personnel did not wash their hands thoroughly after conducting autopsies in the morgue. He immediately began requiring everyone working in his clinic to wash their hands in a chlorine solution. The mortality rate fell to about one percent. While everyone at the time rejected his account of the cause of the disease because his theory was fundamentally inconsistent with existing medical beliefs about how diseases were transmitted, in time Semmelweis was proven to be correct. His work led to the adoption of a new way of thinking about disease, thus helping to create an entirely new theory - the etiological standpoint - that still dominates medicine today.
Childbed Fever
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Author : Irvine Loudon
language : en
Publisher: Routledge
Release Date : 1995
Childbed Fever written by Irvine Loudon and has been published by Routledge this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1995 with Health & Fitness categories.
First published in 1995. Routledge is an imprint of Taylor & Francis, an informa company.
The Pathology And Treatment Of Childbed
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Author : Franz Winckel
language : en
Publisher:
Release Date : 1876
The Pathology And Treatment Of Childbed written by Franz Winckel and has been published by this book supported file pdf, txt, epub, kindle and other format this book has been release on 1876 with categories.