Episode 107 - "The Secret"

Legends of Surgery by Tyler Rouse

Aug 1, 202211:58Science & Medicine

In this episode, we will meet the Chamberlen family, French Huguenots and barber surgeons/male midwives that practiced in England in the 16th and 17th centuries CE. They had a special instrument that could safely deliver...

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