title: James Marion Sims: some speculations and a new position.
authors.affiliation: Department of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, Cairns Base Hospital, PO Box 902, Cairns, QLD 4870, Australia. Carolinedec@hotkey.net.au
authors.forename: Caroline M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: de Costa
mesh_terms: D044383:Black People / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history* / Q000295:instrumentation; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D007744:Obstetric Labor Complications / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D011187:Posture; D011247:Pregnancy; D012940:Social Problems / Q000266:history; D014481:United States; D014719:Vesicovaginal Fistula / Q000266:history / Q000601:surgery; D001741:Black or African American