Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever
Etiology, Concept and Prophylaxis of Childbed Fever () is a medical book by Ignaz Semmelweis. It was published in 1861. In the book, Semmelweis  explains how hygiene in hospitals can reduce unnecessary deaths. The book and concept saved millions of mothers from a preventable, streptococcal infection. After the publication of the book, staff in many hospitals were required to regularly wash their hands.Childbed fever is a bacterial infection, if the staff wash their hands, they spread less bacteria.