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[Milk fever].

M Dumont1

  • 1Clinique Gynécologique et Obstétricale à la Faculté de Médecine de Lyon, Caluire.

Revue Francaise De Gynecologie Et D'Obstetrique
|May 1, 1989
PubMed
Summary
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Historically, "milk fever" was wrongly blamed for postpartum infections like milk congestion and abscesses. This ancient belief incorrectly linked reabsorbed milk to serious complications such as milk peritonitis and pelvic abscesses.

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Area of Science:

  • Obstetrics and Gynecology
  • Medical History

Context:

  • Historically, postpartum infections were misattributed to
  • milk fever
  • a term encompassing milk congestion, deposits, and rancid milk.
  • This misconception, originating with Aristotle, persisted for centuries, influencing medical thought and even literary depictions.

Purpose:

  • To trace the historical origins and evolution of the
  • milk fever
  • concept in relation to postpartum complications.
  • To highlight the inaccuracies of this ancient belief and its persistence in medical and literary history.

Summary:

  • The abstract details the historical attribution of postpartum infectious complications to
  • milk fever

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  • including milk congestion and rancid milk.
  • It explains the erroneous theory that reabsorbed milk caused conditions like milk peritonitis, pelvic abscesses, phlebitis, and breast abscesses.
  • This belief, supported by prominent historical figures and referenced in literature, has been debunked by modern medicine.

    • Impact:

    • Underscores the importance of accurate diagnosis in postpartum care.
    • Illustrates how long-held misconceptions can influence medical understanding and cultural narratives.
    • Provides historical context for the evolution of understanding puerperal infections.