Semmelweiss

The novel proceeds fuguewise, interweaving at increasingly short intervals the rest of the Semmelweiss story, the carefully documented agonies of Brigid's labour and Caesarean delivery, Michael's indecisions before he finally goes to see his mother, and the endless interrogation of Prisoner 730004.

The Birth of Love by Joanna Kavenna Ursula K Le Guin 2010

Poor frustrated Semmelweiss, women who died because doctors wouldn't wash, Brigid and Michael in their various painful forms of parturition – all that is the stuff of a novel.

The Birth of Love by Joanna Kavenna Ursula K Le Guin 2010

In 1849, Semmelweiss demonstrated that sanitary techniques virtually eliminated puerperal fever in hospitals under his management.

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In 1849, Semmelweiss demonstrated that sanitary techniques virtually eliminated puerperal fever in hospitals under his management.

State of fear Crichton, Michael, 1942- 2004

Studies Foundation (1964), the Semmelweiss Medal of the

Eugene Wigner - Biography 1972

Joseph Lister; narcosis -- Jackson, Simpson; obstetrics, cause of puerperal fever Semmelweiss; in ophthalmology -- Albrecht von Grafe and (speculum oculi) Helmholtz; in bacteriology and serotheraphy --

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Propositions similar to those of Semmelweiss had been made as early as 1843 by Oliver Wendell Holmes of Boston, but they were not known in Europe.

The Catholic Encyclopedia, Volume 10: Mass Music-Newman 1840-1916 1913

Of these pioneers, by far the greatest credit is due Semmelweiss, who devoted his life to the problem, although his opinions continually met with scepticism and even ridicule.

The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy 1912

Semmelweiss had been seeking an explanation of the dreadful scourge, and his mind was ready for the reception of the truth when it was revealed through the death of one of his colleagues.

The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy 1912

Semmelweiss was ignorant of Holmes 'views; what had happened before his eyes suggested to him that the disease was due to a poison which could be conveyed from one person to another.

The Prospective Mother, a Handbook for Women During Pregnancy 1912