Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld Explained
Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld (16 October 1843 in Alsleben – 25 May 1929 in Marburg) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist.
From 1863 to 1867 he studied medicine at the universities of Greifswald and Leipzig, where he was a pupil of Carl Siegmund Franz Credé. In 1868 he received his doctorate with the dissertation-thesis Über Zerreissung der Schamfuge während der Geburt.[1] In 1873 he obtained his habilitation for obstetrics and gynecology at the University of Leipzig, and in 1877 attained the title of associate professor. In 1881 he became a full professor at the University of Giessen, then two years later relocated to Marburg as director of the university Frauenklinik and school for midwives.[2] [3]
Associated terms
- "Ahlfeld's method": A term formerly used for disinfection of the hands using hot water and alcohol.[4]
- "Alfeld's sign": Irregular uterine contraction after the third month of pregnancy.[5]
Selected works
- Die Technik der Schwangerenuntersuchung, 1873 - The technique of pregnancy investigation.
- Lehrbuch der Geburtshilfe zur wissenschaftlichen und praktischen Ausbildung, (1874, 2nd edition 1898) - Textbook of obstetrics for scientific and practical training.
- Die Missbildungen des Menschen; eine systematische Darstellung der beim Menschen angeboren vorkommenden Missbildungen und Erklärung ihrer Entstehungsweise (2 parts, 1880–82) - Malformations of humans; a systematic presentation of congenital malformations occurring in humans and explanations of their mode of origin.
- Abwartende Methode oder Credéscher Handgriff, 1888 - Wait-and-see approach or Crede's maneuver.
- Die Desinfection der Hand des Geburtshelfers und Chirurgen, 1901 - Disinfection of the hands for the obstetrician and surgeon.[6]
Notes and References
- http://www.whonamedit.com/person_bibliography/148/ Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld - bibliography
- http://www.deutsche-biographie.de/pnd118644084.html Ahlfeld, Johann Friedrich
- http://www.uni-leipzig.de/unigeschichte/professorenkatalog/leipzig/Ahlfeld_720/ Prof. Dr. med. Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld
- http://medical-dictionary.thefreedictionary.com/Ahlfeld%E2%80%99s+method Ahlfeld’s method
- http://www.whonamedit.com/synd.cfm/153.html Ahlfeld's sign I
- http://www.worldcat.org/identities/lccn-no2010-57495/ Most widely held works by Johann Friedrich Ahlfeld
