Founders of British obstetrics were callous murderers
Posted in history & archaeology on Feb 7th, 2010
From the Guardian: Founders of British obstetrics ‘were callous murderers’.
They are giants of medicine, pioneers of the care that women receive during childbirth and were the founding fathers of obstetrics. The names of William Hunter and William Smellie still inspire respect among today’s doctors, more than 250 years since they made their contributions to healthcare. [...]