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RIGBY, Edward (1747 – 1821)

RIGBY, Edward (1747 – 1821)

1747 – 1821

1 entries in the GMN corpus.

Image source Artist Joseph Clover · Art UK · Public domain

1775 CE

#6158

An essay on the uterine haemorrhage, which precedes the delivery of the full grown foetus: illustrated with cases.

Rigby differentiated between premature separation of the normal placenta (accidental hemorrhage) and placenta praevia (unavoidable hemorrhage).