{"product_id":"the-savior-of-mothers-ignaz-semmelweis-9798233747786","title":"The Savior of Mothers: Ignaz Semmelweis","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Michael Webster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: Michael Webster\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: Michael Webster\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Medical - General\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn the mid-nineteenth century, the maternity wards of the world's most prestigious hospitals were sites of an invisible massacre. Thousands of women arrived to give birth, only to fall victim to a swift and mysterious killer: childbed fever. While the medical elite blamed atmospheric vapors and cosmic influences, one man-a young, uncompromising Hungarian physician named Ignaz Semmelweis-dared to look at the cold evidence of the morgue.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhat he discovered was a truth so devastating that it threatened the very foundation of the medical profession. He realized that the healers themselves were the carriers of death, and that a simple, humble act of hygiene could save countless lives.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis is the gripping and tragic account of a scientific visionary who identified the cause of a global scourge decades before the advent of germ theory. It is a story of a revolution ignored, a pioneer persecuted by his peers, and a man driven to the brink of madness by a world that refused to listen. From the frantic wards of Vienna to the lonely shadows of a locked asylum, this narrative explores the \"Semmelweis Reflex\"-the human tendency to reject radical change-and celebrates the enduring legacy of the man who finally taught the world to wash its hands. Approx.150 pages, 29100 word count\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Michael Webster","offers":[{"title":"Paperback","offer_id":47594406641815,"sku":"9798233747786","price":1776.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":false}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9798233747786.webp?v=1774985891","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/the-savior-of-mothers-ignaz-semmelweis-9798233747786","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}