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William Smellie (5 February 1697 – 5 March 1763) was a Scottish obstetrician and medical instructor who practiced and taught primarily in London. One of the first prominent male midwives in Britain, he designed an improved version of the obstetrical forceps, established safer delivery practices, and through his teaching and writing helped make obstetrics more scientifically based.
- Obstetrics, anatomy
- 5 February 1697, Lesmahagow, Scotland
Apr 9, 2024 · William Smellie (born 1697, Lanark, Lanark, Scotland—died March 5, 1763, Lanark) was a Scottish obstetrician who was the first to teach obstetrics and midwifery on a scientific basis. After 20 years of village practice, Smellie went to London to give obstetrical lecture-demonstrations to midwives and medical students.
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May 1, 2002 · Such a specialist was William Smellie, who led the way in the 18th century in establishing obstetrics as an academic discipline in Britain. A Scotsman, Smellie (1697–1763) was born in Lanarkshire and practised there for some years before enrolling to study medicine at Glasgow University. In 1738 he went to London for training in obstetrics.
William Smellie. 1697-1763. Scottish obstetrician who made fundamental advances toward understanding the anatomy and mechanics of safe birth. Despite the opposition of female midwives, he successfully taught obstetrics for over 20 years in his own home. He invented several varieties of obstetrical forceps and developed maneuvers for breech ...
Jan 23, 2020 · Smellie obstetrical forceps, circa 1870-1894, United States of America. Metal with black wood handles, cm. 31.75. x 6.4 w. x 5.7 h. manufactured by Shepard & Dudley, NY. (International Museum of Surgical Science) (Detail) Smellie’s obstetric forceps, featuring the interlocking design for which he is credited.
William Smellie, the pioneering obstetrician and anatomist, was born in Lanark, Scotland, in 1697. He practised medicine from the age of 23, but only received a medical degree in 1745 from the University of Glasgow. After moving to London, Smellie became a renowned teacher of midwifery; William and John Hunter were among his students. His most famous text, A sett of anatomical tables, with ...
William Smellie 1697 - 1763. William Smellie. occupation: Man-midwife. Nationality: British; Scottish. Smellie was the most significant figure in the development of obstetrics and midwifery in the 1700s. He was the first to teach them on a purely scientific basis and established obstetrics as a discipline separate from surgery.
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