Results (Don't) Speak for Themselves: A Case for Documentation
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In 1847, Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis made a groundbreaking discovery: handwashing could dramatically reduce maternal mortality rates. By implementing a simple chlorine solution wash between morgue visits and deliveries, he slashed death rates from 18% to 1% in his Vienna hospital ward. Yet, his findings were largely ignored by the medical establishment of the time, and countless women were condemned to death because of it.
In 1847, Hungarian doctor Ignaz Semmelweis made a groundbreaking discovery: handwashing could dramatically reduce maternal mortality rates. By implementing a simple chlorine solution wash between morgue visits and deliveries, he slashed death rates from 18% to 1% in his Vienna hospital ward. Yet, his findings were largely ignored by the medical establishment of the time, and countless women were condemned to death because of it.