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Obstetrics -- United States -- History -- 19th century.

 Subject
Subject Source: Library of Congress Subject Headings

Found in 1 Collection or Record:

Charles B. Pittinger Letter on The Anesthetization of Fanny Longfellow for Childbirth on April 7, 1847

 Collection
Identifier: MS-1650
Abstract

This collection consists of a letter written by Dr. Charles B. Pittinger of Vanderbilt University School of Medicine affirming a statement made by the National Museum of American History that Fanny Longfellow, wife of Henry Wadsworth Longfellow, was the first person to receive obstetrical anesthesia in the United States from Dr. Nathan Cooley Keep. The letter is undated.

Dates: 1847