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Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026

De l’heureux accouchement des femmes.

Paris: Nicolas Buon, 1609.

Actual origin of the so–called “Mauriceau” manoeuvre, usually credited to Mauriceau (No. 6147). Guillemeau was not only responsible for this technique for delivery of the after coming head so important before the forceps and Caesarian section, but he was also the first to employ podalic version in placenta praevia. English translation, London, 1612.

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Entry Number#6145.1
Permanent Linkhttps://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7700
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLde-lheureux-accouchement-des-femmes

Geographic Context

Publication place: Paris

Mentioned in annotation: London