William Smellie

William Smellie, born 1697 in Lanark, Scotland, died March 5, 1763 in Lanark, was a preeminent obstetrician and has been called the father of British midwifery. Events September 11 - Battle of Zenta, Prince Eugene of Savoy crushed Ottoman army of Mustafa II September 20 - The Treaty of Ryswick December 2 – St Pauls Cathedral opened in London Peter the Great travels in Europe officially incognito as artilleryman Pjotr Mikhailov Use of palanquins increases in Europe Christopher... This article describes the town in Scotland. ... Motto: (Latin) No one provokes me with impunity(English) Wha daur meddle wi me? (Scots)[1] Anthem: Multiple unofficial anthems Capital Edinburgh Largest city Glasgow Official languages English, Gaelic, Scots[2] Government  - Queen Queen Elizabeth II  - Prime Minister Tony Blair MP  - First Minister Jack McConnell MSP Unification    - by Kenneth I... March 5 is the 64th day of the year in the Gregorian Calendar (65th in leap years). ... 1763 was a common year starting on Saturday (see link for calendar). ... This article needs cleanup. ...

He practiced medicine before getting a licence, but enrolled later at the University of Glasgow and received his M.D. degree in 1745. After training in obstetrics in London and Paris, he opened a practice in London and began teaching. He invented a "machine", an obstetrical manikin, for instructions. Smellie described the mechanism of labor, designed obstetrical forceps, devised a maneuver to deliver the head of a breech, and published his teachings. He is believed to have painted his own portrait. The University of Glasgow was founded in 1451, in Glasgow, Scotland. ... // Events May 11 - War of Austrian Succession: Battle of Fontenoy - At Fontenoy, French forces defeat an Anglo-Dutch-Hanoverian army including the Black Watch June 4 – Frederick the Great destroys Austrian army at Hohenfriedberg August 19 - Beginning of the 45 Jacobite Rising at Glenfinnan September 12 - Francis I is elected... This article is about the capital of England and the United Kingdom. ... City flag City coat of arms Motto: Fluctuat nec mergitur (Latin: Tossed by the waves, she does not sink) Paris Eiffel tower as seen from the esplanade du Trocadéro. ... Forceps are a hand-held instrument used for grasping and holding objects, similar in concept to tongs, tweezers or pincers. ... Breech, by W.Smellie, 1792 A breech birth (also known as breech presentation) refers to the position of the baby in the uterus such that it will be delivered buttocks first as opposed to the normal head first position. ...

Use of forceps by W.Smellie

Reference

• Speert, H. Obstetric and Gynecologic Milestones (New York: The MacMillan Company, 1958).

External links

• William Smellie: A sett of anatomical tables, with explanations, and an abridgment, of the practice of midwifery (London, 1749)]. Selected pages scanned from the original work. Historical Anatomies on the Web. US National Library of Medicine.