DELEE, Joseph Bolivar (1869 – 1942)
1869 – 1942
5 entries in the GMN corpus.
1904 CE
#9530
Obstetrics for nurses.
Digital facsimile from the Internet Archive at this link.
1913 CE
#12488
The principles and practice of obstetrics.
Digital facsimile of the 1914 printing from the Internet Archive at this link.
1919 CE
#6251
The newer methods of cesarean section. Report of 40 cases.
DeLee’s low cervical operation (laparotrachelotomy).
1920 CE
#12489
The prophylactic forceps operation.
DeLee's advocacy of prophylactic forceps delivery made forceps deliveries more common. It remains probably his most controversial contribution to obstetrics. "At a meeting of the American Gynecological Society in 1920…
1933 CE
#12485
Sound motion pictures in obstetrics.
DeLee was one of the pioneers of filmmaking for the purpose of medical teaching. In this paper he described the necessary components of a medical film, including scripts, props, lighting, sound and expert staff member…