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Historical Bibliography Updated: June 16, 2026

Aphorisms in the application and use of the forceps and vectis, on preternatural labours, on labours attended with hemorrhage and with convulsions.

Publication Details

London: [No publisher identified], 1783 CE.

Denman "was the first physician whose authority made the practice general in England of inducing premature labour in cases of narrow pelvis and other conditions, in which the mother's life is imperilled by the attempt to deliver at the full-time" (DNB). This handbook emphasizing the solution to obstretric complications underwent 7 editions in England, 3 American editions, and a translation into French. Digital facsimile of the first American edition (1803) from the U.S. National Library of Medicine at this link.

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Entry Number#12164
Permanent Linkhttps://staging.historyofmedicine.com/entry/14374
Author Bio LinkWikipedia ↗
External URLaphorisms-in-the-application-and-use-of-the-forceps-on-preternatural-labours-and-on-labours-attended-with-hemorrhage

Geographic Context

Publication place: London