A century ago ... a medicine so strange
At the time, in France, 91.8% of deliveries took place at home ... Incredible? The explanation for this phenomenon is even more: the chances of dying there were 20 times lower than in the hospital! But this deal was changing dramatically. The medicine of that time was at the base of what it is now. The major epidemics had just been eradicated, smallpox vaccination became compulsory, and free medical assistance for the poorest. Reflecting on yesterday's medicine is essential to understand today's medicine.
A century ago ... a strange medicine, James Eveillard and Patrick Huchet, Editions Ouest-France, 20?
