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Secrets! The curious history of the Chamberlen forceps

It's #MuseumWeek, where museums around the world take to Twitter in a behind-the-scenes look at collections! Today's theme concerns secrets; join on here, on Twitter and on Instagram, to see what the buzz is about! #secretsMW Secret Instruments of Medicine! In 1569, a family of Huguenots (members of the Protestant Reformed Church of France) fled religious persecution and settled in England. Their surname name was Chamberlen, and this enterprising family forever changed the world of obstetrics. Described by Bryan Hibbard as bold, undaunted, and even unethical and “rogue”-like, the Chamberlens made as many enemies as friends, particularly in the practice of...

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