![]() ![]() Neither wanted these expensive new devices, so inventors promoted them in international exhibitions or as commercial entertainment. At the time, hospitals mostly served the poor, and doctors worked alone. This was no secret, and by the end of the 19th century, inventive physicians, especially in France, had produced primitive containers designed to keep them warm. Premature infants are unable to maintain a normal temperature and may become too weak to eat. ![]() A shocking and bizarre history of premature infant care in America.Įditor and journalist Raffel ( The Secret Life of Objects, 2012, etc.) tells her story mostly as a biography of an implausible character, Martin Couney (1870-1950), whose claim to being a physician could not be verified. ![]()
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