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Hugh Lenox Hodge was born on June 27, 1796 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Doctor Hugh and Mary (Blanchard) Hodge.
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Excerpt from An Introductory Lecture, to the Course on Obstetrics and Diseases of Women and Children: Delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, November 5, 1846 Time, however, will not permit us to continue these observations; and surely it is not necessary: Enough certainlyhasbeen said towin dicate Our science from tlie,a5persions of. Ignorance;. To,show that no argument. Can be drawn from analogy, as regards parturition among the lower animals, among savages, or among the healthy/and laborious classes of society, against the' practical utility of obstetrics; that the abuses and malpractice of empirics or half-educated obstetricians cannot be urged against the judicious and scientific employment of those remedial measures and those well -adapted operations which, while they exalt our science, render it an inestimable blessing. You certainly will suitably appreciate the importance and dignity of obstetrics; you will be prepared to cultivate with assiduity its fundamental principles, to practise it successfully, to urge its importance on others, and to em ploy all your influence now, and more especially hereafter, to elegate this branch of the profession 1n the estimation of the community, and to extend far and wide its beneficial influence, that present and future generations may reap the benefits of your talents and studies, and be blessed through your instrumentality. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from An Introductory Lecture to the Course on Obstetrics, and Diseases of Women and Children: Delivered in the University of Pennsylvania, November 2, 1840 On this occasion, time is far too Short to pass in review, all the duties of the obstetrician, and to present the facts and arguments by which the nature and importance of these duties may be illus trated. On former occasions analogous to the present, I have shown that the science of obstetrics, although it has immediate reference to the process of parturition, yet embraces necessarily in its scope all the peculiarities of the female system, anatomically and physiologically. It must take cognizance of the healthy or diseased state of the female, not only at the time of labor, but during the period of pregnancy. It is called upon to investigate the causes of sterility - the connection which exists between the health of the female, and that of her child; whether disease can be propagated from parents to children; the nature of hereditary diseases, and hence, the propriety or suitableness of marriage under such circumstances. The welfare of females and children, and through them, the welfare of society at large is committed to this department of practical medicine. Passing by some of these points for the present, let us view the obstetrician under the character of the guardian of the Rights of Infants. Here also we must restrict ourselves to a portion only of these rights, and the consequent duties which rest on the practitioner of midwifery. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Excerpt from On Compression of the Foetal Head by the Forceps and Cephalotribe I do not now propose an examination of this point having in my work on the Principles of Obstetrics, on p. 4041 et seq, pre sented my objections both to the theory and practice of Dr. Simpson. I shall, therefore, now merely give the conclusions therein reached. The idea of Dr. Simpson that the top of the head of the child is flattened when driven down in a moderately contracted pelvis, and therefore that the transverse diameter is elongated, is hypothetical. No evidence is adduced, and it is difficult to conceive how it can be substantiated. Authors do not allude to it, and the ease with which the parietal bones over lap each other, as so constantly observed, is opposed to this assertion. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
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Hugh Lenox Hodge was born on June 27, 1796 in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, United States. He was the son of Doctor Hugh and Mary (Blanchard) Hodge.
Hodge received his early education in boarding schools in New Jersey and entered the sophomore class of the College of New Jersey in May 1812, graduating in 1814. He began the study of medicine under Doctor Caspar Wistar and graduated at the University of Pennsylvania in 1818, the subject of his thesis being "Digestion.
Princeton University awarded him an honorary degree of Doctor of Law in 1871.
Hodge took the position of surgeon on a ship for two years during which time he gained considerable experience but little in the way of financial reward. He began practice in Philadelphia and was soon given dispensary positions. His first opportunity to teach was as a substitute for Professor William E. Horner, in his anatomy class at the University of Pennsylvania.
Later he was appointed a lecturer in surgery in the summer school of Nathaniel Chapman. In 1835 William P. Dewees was compelled to resign from the chair of obstetrics in the University of Pennsylvania and was succeeded by Hodge after a strenuous contest in which his rival was Charles D. Meigs. In connection with his work in obstetrics, as was natural, he became interested in the allied subjects, of the diseases peculiar to women, and devoted more and more attention to them. A condition which may result from childbearing is some form of displacement or prolapse of the uterus. Before the days of modern surgery the treatment of these conditions was difficult, and mechanical contrivances which gave support were welcome aids. Hodge devised certain very ingenious pessaries, by one of which his name is kept in remembrance. He also introduced valuable modifications in obstetrical forceps and other instruments.
As a result of his long experience and special devotion to gynecology and obstetrics he produced two works of importance: On Diseases Peculiar to Women (1860), and The Principles and Practice of Obstetrics (1864). The latter must be regarded as the more important and exercised a wide influence on obstetrical thought and practice at a time when this subject was less developed than many others in the medical field.
He had been compelled to give up his desire to practise surgery on account of difficulty with his sight. This affliction compelled him to deliver his lectures entirely from memory, but his teaching in consequence was clear and concise in style. The impairment of vision gradually progressed so that in 1863 he was compelled to resign from the chair of obstetrics. He faced his affliction with courage; much of his later writing, including his work on obstetrics, had to be dictated, but he continued to publish articles until his death.
He was associated with the Pennsylvania Hospital, being appointed physician in charge of the lying-in department in 1832. This department had a somewhat unfortunate experience with puerperal fever and after having been closed for some time was finally abandoned in 1854.
Despite his impaired vision, which developed later in life, he continued writing up until the day of his death. Death came to him suddenly from angina pectoris.
Hodge was a pioneer in the field of gynecology and obstetrics and a prolific writer of numerous articles and textbooks. He influenced obstetrical practice particularly in advocating the more frequent use of forceps, and also wrote extensively on the wrong of criminal abortion. During the cholera epidemic of 1832, Hodge's experience in India helped him battle the disease within the community, for which he was honored by the city of Philadelphia.
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Hodge was a Fellow of the College of Physicians and a member of the American Philosophical Society.
A family friend by the name of Margaret Elizabeth Aspinwall became Hodge's wife on November 12, 1828, and helped him raise a family of seven children, all boys.
