a debate is raging among physicians about one of the most common killers of women

Oh the humanity!Ah... humanity...It a trainwreck,but I can look away.It 1843, and a debate is raging among physicians about one of the most common killers of women: childbed fever.Childbed fever strikes within days of giving birth,killing more than 70% of those infected and nobody knows what causes it.Obstetrician Charles Meigs has a theory.