%0 Journal Article
%T Alphons Mermann (1852¨C1908): hiccups, hygiene and Hebammen
%A Christopher C Miller
%A Georg A Petroianu
%J Journal of Medical Biography
%@ 1758-1087
%D 2018
%R 10.1177/0967772015596277
%X German gynecologist Alphons Mermann (1852¨C1908) is best known for establishing the Luisenheim Woechnerinnenasyl (lying-in asylum) at the end of the 19th century in Mannheim. The Luisenheim, owing its name to HRH the Grand Duchess Luise of Baden (1838¨C1923), was a significant step forward in the provision of a safe delivery environment for mothers of modest means. During his life, Mermann used his position as the LuisenheimĄ¯s director to promote both the training of midwives and a strict maintenance of asepsis in the hospital. Historically, he has been viewed as the first physician to describe fetal hiccups in a peer-reviewed scientific publication, although the phenomena were described nearly two centuries before his account. This short work explores the life, family and contributions of Dr Mermann
%K Mermann
%K Alphons
%K midwifery
%K Luisenheim
%K Mannheim
%K fetal hiccups
%K asepsis
%U https://journals.sagepub.com/doi/full/10.1177/0967772015596277