jul 28, 765 - Puerperal Fever (Childbed Fever)

Description:

The most common death of mothers after childbirth and was identified in 1879

Ignaz Semmelweis (1847):
He was the first to notice women were dying from childbirth due to cleanliness and colleagues dismissed him

Louis Pasteur (1859):
Was the first to prove Semmelweis's theory with his famous swan neck flask experiment and eventually discovered pasteurization

Robert Koch (1872):
Used Koch's postulates to prove that microorganisms cause disease. which became the Germ Theory of Disease
*Golden Age of Microbiology*



Symptoms:
- Headache
- Elevated temperature
- Chills
- Vomiting
- Dry tongue and lips
- Abdominal tenderness
- Foul smell

Treatment:
antibiotics for infected. The best way to avoid is by having proper hygiene during birth.

History:
-Bacteria identified in 1879
-No antibiotics until 1930
-remains a major cause of maternal deaths in resource-poor countries.

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