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end, however, ffie views of Semmel-weiss-prevailed- in the world.The sixth great advance was the discovery of anesthetics in 1846, A boon to all .surgery, this discovery has proved particularly useful not only in cases of childbirth which required surgical intervention but in reducing the pain of childbirth.And finally, we must mention the seventh great contribution to progress, namely the development of medical judgment When the obstetrical forceps were first introduced, they were used without caution or restraint. Gradually it became the custom to interfere in every delivery * all SGrt of 'ays. “Meddlesome obstetrics’* developed.As a reaction later, many medical men refused* to use instruments at all. .The great English physician of the 18th Century, William Hunter, used to show students his. obstetrical forceps covered with rust. This was his method of showing his abhorrence of instruments.This view became so extreme thatin 1819, Sir Richard Croft, obstetrician to Princess Charlotte, permitted her to remain in labor for 52 hours. The'child was bom dead; the mother died six hours later. With her went the last of the ry -rV and in remorse Croft committed suicide.Today, the obstetrician, guided by wise teaching and his own experience, knows when to leave nafure alone and when to assist. By his judgment, he insures health of mother and child and a minimum of suffering to the mother.NEXT: Twentieth Century Ob-stretics.iSU]ParWtY.“EPrSCIto(Also:c.nilsitloiA.naSpVeS(((formaSc.toreraiinccirha1meTrlt;1macoroftonig
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El Paso Herald Post
El Paso, Texas, US
Tue, Sep 28, 1937
Page 12
Full Page
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