The Machine in the Nursery Incubator Technology and the Origins of Newborn Intensive Care |
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| Author:
| Baker, Jeffrey P. |
| Series title: | Johns Hopkins Studies in the History of Technology |
| ISBN: | 978-0-8018-5173-5 |
| Publication Date: | May 1996 |
| Publisher: | Johns Hopkins University Press
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| Book Format: | Hardback |
| List Price: | USD $55.00 |
Book Description:
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In the late nineteenth century French obstetricians reported that a new medical device, the infant incubator, made possible the rearing of premature infants whose prospects until then had been nearly hopeless. The announcement set off a wave of enthusiasm that swept the United States. Hospitals opened the first premature infant nurseries, and ......
In the late nineteenth century French obstetricians reported that a new medical device, the infant incubator, made possible the rearing of premature infants whose prospects until then had been nearly hopeless. The announcement set off a wave of enthusiasm that swept the United States. Hospitals opened the first premature infant nurseries, and ......