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Full leather binding, contemporary marbled tan sheepskin, ribbed spine adorned with the title, fleurons and gilt boxes. Red slices.
Condition: Scratches and scratches on covers. Lack of head cover, worn corners, rubbing. Solid volume. Fairly fresh interior, light foxing, clear wetting, mainly visible in the upper part. of the frontispiece, the title and the next 4 leaves, then fade. Reasonable condition.
André Levret (8 January 1703 in Paris - 22 January 1780) was a French obstetrician, who practiced medicine in Paris. He was a contemporary of the famous English obstetrician William Smellie (1697-1763), and with Jean-Louis Baudelocque (1745-1810), a
helped advance the science of 18th century obstetrics.
He was honored for his rational approach to obstetrical operations, described in this book "The Art of Childbirth". He is known for his work involving breech maneuvers and caesarean sections. He also improved the birth clamp by modifying the "pelvic curve".
The classic procedure for assisted breech birth was formerly called the "Mauriceau-Levret manipulation", named after Levret and physician François Mauriceau (1637-1709). This procedure was also called the “Lachapelle maneuver”, named after midwife Marie-Louise Lachapelle (1769-1821).
Andre Levret
The art of childbirth, demonstrated by principles of physics and mechanics; to serve as an introduction and basis for private lessons. Third edition, revised and corrected by the Author, with an abridgment of his feelings on the aphorisms of
Mauriceau.
Paris Chez P. Fr. Didot le Jeune, Bookseller, Quai des Augustins near the Pont Saint-Michel, at S. Augustin, 1766
in-8 (20 x 12.5 cm); 4f. xvi-480pp.
Subject: Medicine LEVRET Obstetric Milking CHILDBIRTH 5 Boards 1766 GYNECOLOGY 67579503
