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Justine Siegemund
(26 Dec 1636 - 10 Nov 1705)
Silesian midwife whose book The Court Midwife was the first German medical text. Beyond descriptions of obstetric techniques of midwifery it also discusses its attendant social pressure.
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Science Quotes by Justine Siegemund (1 quote)
Justine Siegemund
detail from Frontispiece engraving
from Die Chur-Brandenburgische Hof-Wehe-Mutter (1715). (source)
detail from Frontispiece engraving
from Die Chur-Brandenburgische Hof-Wehe-Mutter (1715). (source)
My dear child, be not afraid of the pains and be not afraid, be as tough and confident as you can and let not your courage flag and your hope fail. I assure you, with God’s help it will go better than you think! Just hang on tight with both hands so you tremble not. It will soon pass. You will see that Our Dear Lord will soon help you. How quickly a pain passes! Who should let his courage flag so quickly, for God’s help is at hand.
— Justine Siegemund
Given as an example of how to reassure a woman giving birth as labor begins. In Justine Siegemund and Lynne Tatlock (trans.), The Court Midwife (2007), 158.
See also:
- The Court Midwife, by Justine Siegemund. - book suggestion.
In science it often happens that scientists say, 'You know that's a really good argument; my position is mistaken,' and then they would actually change their minds and you never hear that old view from them again. They really do it. It doesn't happen as often as it should, because scientists are human and change is sometimes painful. But it happens every day. I cannot recall the last time something like that happened in politics or religion.
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