RT Journal Article
SR Electronic
T1 Sir James Young Simpson (1811–1870) and obstetric anaesthesia
JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition
JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed
FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health
SP F207
OP F209
DO 10.1136/fn.86.3.F207
VO 86
IS 3
A1 P M Dunn
YR 2002
UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/86/3/F207.abstract
AB Sir James Young Simpson of Edinburgh became famous for his discovery of the anaesthetic qualities of chloroform and his championship of obstetric anaesthesia. However, as the outstanding British obstetrician between 1840 and 1870, he also pioneered many other advances in obstetrics.