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1513
Beginning of The Renaissance.
The first obstetric pamphlets were printed in Latin and/ or German leaving little impact. In 1513, an obstetric textbook came to be very popular. Der Schwangern Frauen und Hebamen Rosengarten, known as “The Rosengarten”, was translated into Dutch in 1516 and reprinted a lot in Dutch and German over many decades. It was also translated into many languages, which include French and English. -
Use of Forceps
Obstetric intervention originally consisted of extraction of the baby, usually by the breech (head first ),which was to save the mother's life during labour. The use of forceps, was introduced in the 17th century, were later refined by men-midwives like William Smellie. -
First Successful Cesarean in the United States.
The First Successful Cesarean in the U.S took place in 1794 on patient Elizabeth Bennett, she delivers a daughter by cesarean section, making her the first woman in the United States to give birth via a cesarean and survive, along with the baby. -
First Known Obstetrician Doctor
Seeing as gynecology and obstetrics are two separate departments, John Whitridge Williams is assumed to be the first directorship of the Department of Obstetrics. Williams has since come to be regarded as the founder of academic obstetrics in the United States. -
The Term ''Obsterics"
In the 1920's the subject taught in medical schools change its name from “midwifery” to “obstetrics”, perhaps because a Latin name seemed more academic than the Anglo-Saxon, derived from mid, “with”, and wyf, “woman”. -
Use of Epidural
Although the first epidurals were invented and tried in the year 1853, it was not until halfway through the 20th century that epidurals were used in childbirth, invented by Hingson and Edwards, and began successful in year 1943 -
Fetal Heart Monitor
Edward H. Hon was many things, such as a scientist, inventor, academician and the pioneer for the development of electronic fetal heart rate monitoring. Which was very beneficial to many as it allowed them to understand the condition of the baby from within. -
First Ultrasound Used for Babies
One of the first known uses of a ultrasound being used on a pregnant women was in 1959 by a Scottish obstetrician by the name of Ian Donald who used then used the new technology on a pregnant woman and noticed that the fetus returned echoes as well. -
First Joint Director and Professor
Allan Barnes became the first joint director and professor of the Department of Gynecology and Obstetrics. By doing this he changed the way many individuals went to school as prior to this those two departments were to be studied and taken separately. -
First Obstetrics Hospital Program
The first known obstetrics hospital program was started in 1989 at Alta Bates Medical Center in Berkeley, California. The number of obstetric hospital programs grew over the years, from around 61 known programs in 2009 to over 245 programs in 2016 and growing. -
Best Schools for Obstetricians.
As of 2020 the best schools to study at for obstetricians was Harvard University, Johns Hopkins University, University of Pennsylvania (Perelman), Columbia University, and Duke University.
