childbed fever
Americannoun
Etymology
Origin of childbed fever
First recorded in 1925–30
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Faced with a doctor-led maternity ward in which maternal deaths from the dreaded childbed fever were significantly higher than in the midwife-run clinic there, he racked his brain for clues as to why.
From The Guardian ● Mar. 18, 2020
One out of every three women who entered the First Division ward died of childbed fever; most victims' babies died too.
From Time Magazine Archive
His circulars were a pathetic attempt to make the world understand the source of childbed fever before madness destroyed him.
From Time Magazine Archive
The doctor had cut his finger while dissecting a corpse; a post mortem convinced Semmelweis that his friend had died of childbed fever.
From Time Magazine Archive
It has been declared by excellent authority, that the mortality of first labors, and of childbed fever following first labors is about twice the mortality attending all subsequent labors collectively.
From The Physical Life of Woman: Advice to the Maiden, Wife and Mother by George H. (George Henry) Napheys
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