Historical Bibliography Updated: July 14, 2026
Die Chur-Brandenburgische Hoff-Wehe-Mutter.
Cölln an der Spree: U. Liebperten, 1690.
With Mauriceau, Justine Siegemundin was responsible for introducing the practice of puncturing the amniotic sac to arrest hemorrhage in placenta praevia. She was midwife to the Court of the Elector of Brandenburg, and the most celebrated of the German midwives of the 17th century.
Translated into English by Lynne Tatlock as The court midwife (Chicago & London: University of Chicago Press, 2005.)
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| Catalog Metadata | Reference Information |
|---|---|
| Entry Number | #6149 |
| Permanent Link | https://beta.historyofmedicine.com/id/7712 |
| Author Bio Link | Wikipedia ↗ |
| External URL | die-churbrandenburgische-hoffwehemutter |
Geographic Context
Publication place: Cölln an der Spree
Mentioned in annotation: Chicago & London; Chicago