Letter from Queen Victoria mentioning chloroform use in childbirth
[Letter] 1859 Dec 21, Windsor Castle/[Queen Victoria. Written in third person, she is "very glad to hear Minnie is going on so well & had the inestimable blessing of chloroform w. no one can ever be sufficiently grateful for". She praises the doctor of whom she has heard many good reports. (Queen Victoria pioneered the use of chloroform in childbirth; it was adminstered to her during her eight confinements and she wrote enthusiastically about it in her journal)]
Sir James Young Simpson and Chloroform (1811-1870), by H. Laing Gordon, a Project Gutenberg eBook
queen victoria and childbirth
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Queen Victoria decided to give chloroform a try – The History of Medicine
In pre-modern times, what did women use to ease the pain of childbirth? - Quora
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Queen Victoria uses chloroform in childbirth, 1853
Letter] : Queen Victoria to Mrs. President Lincoln.
