Joseph G Ryan
Biographic Data
| ID | 7531780 |
|---|---|
| NAME | Joseph G Ryan |
| GIVEN NAMES | Joseph G |
| FAMILY NAME | Ryan |
| SIGNATURE | RYAN J G |
| VERIFIED | No |
| TOTAL WORKS | 1 |
| TOTAL CITATIONS | 0 |
| AUTHOR COUNT | 1 |
| EDITOR COUNT | 0 |
| FIRST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| LATEST PUBLICATION YEAR | 2002 |
| H-INDEX | 0 |
The Chapel and the Operating Room
By 1800, the Roman Catholic Church and organized medicine faced the dilemma of how to resolve cases of obstructed births. American physicians usually practiced destructive operations, like craniotomy, in an attempt to save the lives of mothers. The church allowed such operations after the death of the infant. A new technique of surgery, the cesarean operation, offered hope that both patients would survive childbirth. Medical progress, and an emer…
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The Chapel and the Operating Room
By 1800, the Roman Catholic Church and organized medicine faced the dilemma of how to resolve cases of obstructed births. American physicians usually practiced destructive operations, like craniotomy, in an attempt to save the lives of mothers. The church allowed such operations after the death of the infant. A new technique of surgery, the cesarean operation, offered hope that both patients would survive childbirth. Medical progress, and an emer…
American Constitutional Law and Politics (1 work) · Chapel (1 work) · Childbirth (1 work) · Dilemma (1 work) · Historical Studies on Reproduction, Gender, Health, and Societal Changes (1 work) · Law (1 work) · Medical History and Innovations (1 work) · Medicine (1 work) · Moral dilemma (1 work) · Philosophy (1 work)