Semmelweis and the aetiology of puerperal sepsis 160 years ...
It is generally accepted that Professor Ignaz Semmelweis was the first to identify the mode of transmission of puerperal sepsis. However no appropriate statistical analysis of Semmelweis's data supporting his theory has been reported. ... After 1840 maternal mortality was higher in Clinic 1 which was staffed by male obstetricians and medical ...