RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 John Whitridge Williams, MD (1866–1931) of Baltimore: pioneer of academic obstetrics 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 F74 OP F77 DO 10.1136/adc.2005.077412 VO 92 IS 1 A1 Dunn, P M YR 2007 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/92/1/F74.abstract AB Williams was the founder of academic obstetrics in the United States and with his textbook was the recognised leader of this discipline in America during the first 30 years of the 20th century.