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Perinatal lessons from the past
Stéphane Tarnier (1828–1897), the architect of perinatology in France
  1. P M Dunn
  1. Correspondence to:
    P M Dunn, Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK;
    p.m.dunn{at}bristol.ac.uk

Abstract

Stéphane Tarnier studied medicine in Paris and became the doyen of obstetrics in France during the second half of the 19th century. He pioneered many advances and encouraged a perinatal approach to childbirth that was further developed by his disciples, Budin and Pinard.

  • obstetrics
  • puerperal fever
  • perinatal medicine
  • incubator

https://doi.org/10.1136/fn.86.2.F137

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