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Garrison-Morton-Norman History of Medicine

Cölln an der Spree

1 entries published in this place. (Cölln an der Spree, DE)

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1690

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Die Chur-Brandenburgische Hoff-Wehe-Mutter.

SIEGEMUNDIN, Justine [DITTRICHIN] (1650 – 1705)

With Mauriceau, Justine Siegemundin was responsible for introducing the practice of puncturing the amniotic sac to arrest hemorrhage in placenta praevia. She was midwife to the Court of the Elector of Brandenburg, and…