New Scientist talks to actor Mark Rylance, writer Stephen Brown and director Tom Morris about their new play Dr Semmelweis, which focuses on the pioneering 19th-century obstetrician who discovered the importance of hand-washing for medical professionals.
In Vienna in 1846, women expecting a baby were admitted to the city’s general hospital for their labour. But the hospital had two clinics: a First Clinic, attended by doctors, and a Second Clinic, attended by midwives.
The clinics admitted on alternate days, but women entering labour fervently hoped to be attended by the midwives. Some, on arrival to the hospital,
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