Lunchtime Talk: Childbed Fever – an Aberdeen doctor’s discovery
Schedule
Wed Oct 02 2024 at 12:30 pm to 01:15 pm
UTC+01:00Location
Aberdeen Art Gallery | Aberdeen, SC
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Talk by Dr Martin Pucci, GP and Medical HistorianChildbed fever was a devastating disease which affected women within the first three days after childbirth. The cause was not understood until Dr Alexander Gordon (1752–1799), one of the shining lights in the history of obstetrics investigated and documented the illness in Aberdeen. This is the story of his amazing discovery.
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Where is it happening?
Aberdeen Art Gallery, Aberdeen, United KingdomEvent Location & Nearby Stays:
