The Tragedy of Childbed Fever
The Tragedy of Childbed Fever

Author: Irvine Loudon

Publisher: OUP Oxford

Published: 2000-01-06

Total Pages: 252

ISBN-13: 0191542288

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Childbed fever was by the far the most common cause of deaths associated with childbirth up to the Second World War throughout Britain and Europe. Otherwise known as puerperal fever, it was an infection which followed childbirth and caused thousands of miserable and agonising deaths every year. This book provides the first comprehensive account of this tragic disease from its recognition in the eighteenth century up to the second half of the twentieth century. Examining this within a broad history of infective diseases, the author goes on to explore ideas from past debates about the nature of infectious diseases and contagion, the discovery of bacteria and antisepsis, and charts the complicated path which led to the discovery of antibiotics. The large majority of deaths from puerperal fever were due to one micro-organism known as Streptococcus pyogenes, and the last chapter presents valuable new ideas on the nature and epidemiology of streptococcal disease up to the present day.

Essays On the Puerperal Fever and Other Diseases Peculiar to Women
Essays On the Puerperal Fever and Other Diseases Peculiar to Women

Author: Fleetwood Churchill

Publisher: Legare Street Press

Published: 2023-07-18

Total Pages: 0

ISBN-13: 9781022839878

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This collection of essays offers a fascinating glimpse into the history of medicine and women's health. Compiled by the Sydenham Society, a group dedicated to the study of medicine, the essays were written by British authors between the sixteenth and eighteenth centuries. They cover a wide range of topics, from the causes and treatment of puerperal fever to the effects of menstruation on women's health. The essays are a valuable resource for anyone interested in the history of medicine or women's health. This work has been selected by scholars as being culturally important, and is part of the knowledge base of civilization as we know it. This work is in the "public domain in the United States of America, and possibly other nations. Within the United States, you may freely copy and distribute this work, as no entity (individual or corporate) has a copyright on the body of the work. Scholars believe, and we concur, that this work is important enough to be preserved, reproduced, and made generally available to the public. We appreciate your support of the preservation process, and thank you for being an important part of keeping this knowledge alive and relevant.