title: J Clifton Edgar (1859-1939) of New York and his obstetric text.
abstract: Edgar, a leading academic obstetrician/gynaecologist in the United States at the beginning of the 20th century, explored a number of interesting aspects of pregnancy and childbirth in his 1903 textbook on obstetrics.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D002585:Cesarean Section / Q000266:history; D005260:Female; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D009519:New York City; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D011247:Pregnancy; D011248:Pregnancy Complications; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000266:history; D013782:Textbooks as Topic / Q000266:history*