The Texas Medical Center Library DigitalCommons@TMC John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Houston History of Medicine Lectures Research Center 9-7-2011 Obstetrical Forceps: History, Mystery, and Morality Ronald L. Young Baylor College of Medicine Follow this and additional works at: https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/homl Recommended Citation Citation Information:Young, Ronald L., "Obstetrical Forceps: History, Mystery, and Morality" (2011). DigitalCommons@TMC, John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center, Houston History of Medicine Lectures. Paper 13. https://digitalcommons.library.tmc.edu/homl/13 This Article is brought to you for free and open access by the John P. McGovern Historical Collections and Research Center at DigitalCommons@TMC. It has been accepted for inclusion in Houston History of Medicine Lectures by an authorized administrator of DigitalCommons@TMC. For more information, please contact
[email protected]. Houston History of Medicine September 7, 2011 Robert Rakel, M.D. Welcome to our first program for this academic year for the Houston History of Medicine Society. As you all know, you can find everything on our website at www.hhom.org. We are fortunate today to have one of our favorite speakers. Dr. Ron Young is the head of the Department of Gynecology in the Baylor Department of OB/GYN. He did his basic training in Basel, Switzerland. I just need to tell you my favorite Switzerland story, if I may. A group of us were there for a meeting. We went to dinner and walked out from dinner, and there were no cabs around, so I said, “I will walk and find one.