Marie LaChapelle

Marie-Louise LaChapelle (1769–1821) was the head of obstetrics at the Hotel Dieu, the oldest hospital in Paris. She argued against forceps deliveries and wrote Pratique des accouchements, long a standard obstetric text, which promoted natural deliveries. LaChapelle is generally regarded as the mother of modern obstetrics

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Name	LaChapelle, Marie-Louise
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Date of birth	1769
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Date of death	1821
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