title: Dr Erasmus Darwin (1731-1802) of Lichfield and placental respiration.
abstract: Erasmus Darwin was a great philosopher, scientist, inventor, poet, and physician. His creative intellect has been compared with that of Leonardo da Vinci. This brief article draws attention to two perinatal contributions made on placental respiration and management of the umbilical cord.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5NB, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D006801:Humans; D010500:Perinatology / Q000266:history; D010920:Placenta / Q000502:physiology*