Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

A treatise on etherization in childbirth.

CHANNING, Walter (1786 – 1876) Wikipedia

Boston, MA: W. D. Ticknor & Co., 1848.

Channing was an early advocate of anesthesia in obstetrics. In his book, and in several earlier papers, he brought the importance of this branch of anesthesia into the foreground.

Facet Tags

Surgery & Anesthesia

Subjects

ANESTHESIA › Ether ANESTHESIA › Obstetric Anesthesia

Catalog Metadata	Reference Information
Entry Number	#5661
Permanent Link	https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7304
Author Bio Link	Wikipedia ↗
External URL	a-treatise-on-etherization-in-childbirth

Geographic Context

Publication place: Boston, MA