The Lying-In Asylum in Mannheim (Germany) and Its Resident Physicians - Advances in Historical Studies

AHS > Vol.7 No.3, September 2018

The Lying-In Asylum in Mannheim (Germany) and Its Resident Physicians ()

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DOI: 10.4236/ahs.2018.73010 1,062 Downloads 2,362 Views

Author(s)

Georg A. Petroianu^1*, Anka Stegmeier-Petroianu²

Affiliation(s)

¹Herbert Wertheim College of Medicine, Florida International University, Miami, FL, USA.
²Medical Faculty Mannheim, Heidelberg University, Mannheim Institute of Public Health, Social and Preventive Medicine, Mannheim, Germany.

ABSTRACT

Alfons Mermann is best known for establishing the Luisenheim Woechnerinnenasyl (lying-in asylum) at the end of the 19^th century in Mannheim, Baden. The Luisenheim, owing its namesake to the Grand Duchess Luise of Baden (1838-1923), was a significant step forward in the provision of a safe delivery environment for married women of modest means. Mermann used his position as the Luisenheim’s director to promote both the training of midwives and of obstetricians. This short work explores the lives and families of the physicians associated with the Luisenheim from its inception to the first years under Mermann’s successor, Karl Preller.

KEYWORDS

Mermann, Alphons, Preller, Karl, Luisenheim, Lying-In Asylum in Mannheim

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Petroianu, G. and Stegmeier-Petroianu, A. (2018) The Lying-In Asylum in Mannheim (Germany) and Its Resident Physicians. Advances in Historical Studies, 7, 147-161. doi: 10.4236/ahs.2018.73010.

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