Baudeloc
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
Summary
Jean Louis Baudelocque (1746-1810) was a prominent French obstetrician who served as professor of obstetrics at the École de santé and was the first director of the 'Maternité' established during the French Revolution. He authored an important obstetrical guide and introduced the practice of pelvic measurement, with the external conjugate still known as Baudelocque's conjugate.
Encyclopedia entry (1928–1936)
BODELOK, Jean Louis (Jean Louis Baudelocque, 1746-1810), one of the outstanding French obstetricians of the late 18th and early 19th centuries. He held the chair of obstetrics at the École de santé and was the first director of the 'Maternité' established during the Revolution. He compiled an excellent for his time guide to obstetrics ('L'art des accouchements', Paris, 1781), which he republished four times (4th edition-1807). One of Baudelocque's most important merits was the introduction into obstetric practice of accurate pelvic measurement in general, and in particular, the methodology of external pelvic measurement developed by him, which is still used today. The external conjugate is named in his honor as Baudelocque's conjugate.
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“Baudeloc.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/baudeloc/