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Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever

pioneering medical book written by Ignaz Semmelweis

Front page of the first edition

AuthorIgnaz Semmelweis
Original&#;titleDie Aetiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers
LanguageGerman
PublisherC.

A. Hartleben's Verlag-Expedition

Publication date

Publication placeAustrian Empire
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Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever (German: Die Ätiologie, der Begriff und die Prophylaxis des Kindbettfiebers) is a pioneering medical book written by Ignaz Semmelweis and published in , which explains how hygiene in hospitals can drastically reduce unnecessary deaths.

The book and concept saved millions of mothers from a preventable streptococcal infection.[citation needed]

The book is pages long and includes studies in hospitals conducted in Vienna in It is claimed to be one of the most comprehensive medical studies ever published.

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