Did the fathers of modern obstetrics murder more women than Jack the Ripper?
By Lindsay Beyerstein Latoya Peterson of Jezebel spotted this disconcerting story in Sunday's Guardian: They are giants of medicine, pioneers of the care that women receive during childbirth and were the founding fathers of obstetrics. The names of William Hunter and William Smellie still inspire respect among today's doctors, more than 250 years since they … Read more