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Page 132
The midwives ' ignorance of progress in medicine and surgery , on the one hand ,
and the physician ' s ignorance of female anatomy and techniques relating to
childbirth , on the other , were not inevitable ; they were the consequences of ...
The midwives ' ignorance of progress in medicine and surgery , on the one hand ,
and the physician ' s ignorance of female anatomy and techniques relating to
childbirth , on the other , were not inevitable ; they were the consequences of ...
Page 139
But we also know that the forceps itself was often used unnecessarily and could
become destructive in awkward or unpracticed hands . ) 3 . The surgeons
themselves disagree as to which instruments are preferable , in spite of having
used ...
But we also know that the forceps itself was often used unnecessarily and could
become destructive in awkward or unpracticed hands . ) 3 . The surgeons
themselves disagree as to which instruments are preferable , in spite of having
used ...
Page 147
Just as the cut in Kolletschka ' s hand had absorbed these particles from the
cadaver into his bloodstream as deadly ... Semmelweis mounted a campaign to
compel all physicians and medical students to wash their hands in chlorinated
lime ...
Just as the cut in Kolletschka ' s hand had absorbed these particles from the
cadaver into his bloodstream as deadly ... Semmelweis mounted a campaign to
compel all physicians and medical students to wash their hands in chlorinated
lime ...
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