Nicolas Puzos
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Nicolas Puzos
Nicolas Puzos (1686–1753) was a French obstetrician in the 18th century.
Puzos first started in medical studies in 1702 when his father sent him as an aide-major with the French army so he could learn surgery. He next studied under Julien Clément.
Morisot-Deslandes posthumously published Puzos notes as Traité des Accouchements de M. Puzos in 1759.
Among other things Puzos is cited for his view that patients in childbirth should be bled.[1]
References
[edit]- ^ Johanson, Richard (2001). "Towards safer childbirth: an historical view of eclampsia" (PDF). The Obstetrician & Gynaecologist. 3 (2): 97–9. doi:10.1576/toag.2001.3.2.97. S2CID 72446347.
Further reading
[edit]- Dumont, M (1988). "Nicolas Puzos: an obstetrician of the 18th century. From military surgery to obstetrics and from milk fever to placenta praevia". Journal de gynécologie, obstétrique et biologie de la reproduction. 17 (4): 431–7. PMID 3062066.