jan 1, 1757 - Madame du Coudray publishes "Manual on the Art of Childbirth".

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Madame du Coudray created a manual on revolutionary midwifery techniques. She dedicated her life to improving practices that would lead to an increase in the birth survival rates. King Louis XV appointed her to spearhead a public health campaign in which she would counteract low birth survival rates. Because this was the first public health campaign of its time, it was a change from previous practices.

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