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François Mauriceau (1637 - October 17, 1709) was a French obstetrician from Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. He received his training in obstetrics
Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the surgery speciality dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium . Midwifery is the non-medical equivalent....
 at the Hôtel-Dieu
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

The H?tel-Dieu is regarded as the oldest hospital in the city of Paris, France. It is located on the ?le de la Cit?, next to Notre-Dame de Paris....
.

Mauriceau was a leading obstetrician in 17th century Europe. He is remembered for publishing in 1668, Traité des Maladies des Femmes Grosses et Accouchées, a book that established obstetrics as a science, and was later translated into several language
Language

A language is a form of symbol communication in which elements are combined to represents something other than themselves. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon....
s. He is also known for development of a classical maneuvre of assisted breech delivery.






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François Mauriceau (1637 - October 17, 1709) was a French obstetrician from Paris
Paris

Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
. He received his training in obstetrics
Obstetrics

Obstetrics is the surgery speciality dealing with the care of a woman and her offspring during pregnancy, childbirth and the puerperium . Midwifery is the non-medical equivalent....
 at the Hôtel-Dieu
Hôtel-Dieu de Paris

The H?tel-Dieu is regarded as the oldest hospital in the city of Paris, France. It is located on the ?le de la Cit?, next to Notre-Dame de Paris....
.

Mauriceau was a leading obstetrician in 17th century Europe. He is remembered for publishing in 1668, Traité des Maladies des Femmes Grosses et Accouchées, a book that established obstetrics as a science, and was later translated into several language
Language

A language is a form of symbol communication in which elements are combined to represents something other than themselves. Language can also refer to the use of such systems as a general phenomenon....
s. He is also known for development of a classical maneuvre of assisted breech delivery. He gave a description of tubal pregnancy, and with German midwife Justine Siegmundin 1650-1705), Mauriceau is credited for introducing the practice of puncturing the amniotic sac
Amniotic sac

The amniotic sac is the sac in which the fetus develops in amniotes.Some sources consider it to be equivalent to the amnion..When in the light, the amniotic sac is shiny and very smooth, but too tough to pierce through....
 to arrest bleeding in placenta praevia
Placenta praevia

Placenta pr?via is an obstetrics complication in which the placenta is attached to the uterine wall close to or covering the cervix . It can some times occur in the latter part of the first trimester, but usually during the second or third....
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In the early 18th century, English obstetrician Hugh Chamberlen tried to sell the "secret" of a specialized obstetrical forceps
Forceps

Forceps are a handheld, hinged instrument used for grasping and holding objects. Forceps are used when fingers are too large to grasp small objects or when many objects need to be held at one time while the hands are used to perform a task....
 to Mauriceau. Mauriceau became disgusted that the Chamberlen family
Peter Chamberlen

Peter Chamberlen was the name of two brothers, the sons of William Chamberlen , a Huguenot surgery who fled from Paris to England in 1576. They are famous for inventing the modern use of obstetrical forceps....
 would keep such an important development a secret, and accused the Chamberlens of common swindling.

Publications

  • Les Maladies des Femmes grosses et accouchées. Avec la bonne et véritable Méthode de les bien aider en leurs accouchemens naturels, & les moyens de remédier à tous ceux qui sont contre-nature, & aux indispositions des enfans nouveau-nés... Paris
    Paris

    Paris is the Capital of France and the country's largest city. It is situated on the river Seine, in northern France, at the heart of the ?le-de-France Regions of France ....
     Henault, d'Houry, de Ninville, Coignard 1668.
  • Observations sur la grossesse et l'accouchement des femmes et sur leurs maladies et celles des enfans nouveau-nez. Paris, Anisson, 1694.