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LEVRET, André (1703 – 1780)

LEVRET, André (1703 – 1780)

1703 – 1780

2 entries in the GMN corpus.

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1747 CE

#6152

Observations sur les causes et les accidens de plusieurs accouchemens laborieux.

Levret, who improved the obstetric forceps, was a famous teacher in Paris.

1753 CE

#6153

L’art des accouchemens.

Besides introducing a curved forceps (see No. 6152) Levret invented several other obstetric instruments and made fundamental observations on pelvic anomalies. His book covered the whole field of obstetrics and remaine…