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Marie-Louise Lachapelle

French midwife · France · Doctors · Lived 1769 to 1821 · aged 52

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Marie-Louise Lachapelle was a French midwife, head of obstetrics at the Hôtel-Dieu, the oldest hospital in Paris. She published textbooks about women's bodies, gynecology, and obstetrics.

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Marie-Louise Lachapelle was a French midwife, head of obstetrics at the Hôtel-Dieu, the oldest hospital in Paris. She published textbooks about women's bodies, gynecology, and obstetrics. She argued against forceps deliveries and wrote Pratique des accouchements, long a standard obstetric text, which promoted natural deliveries. Lachapelle is generally regarded as the mother of modern obstetrics.

Country
France
Category
Doctors
Type
Doctor
Status
deceased
Dates
Lived 1769 to 1821 · aged 52

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