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That Mothers Might Live
That Mothers Might Live

THAT MOTHERS MIGHT LIVE

Directed by Fred Zinnemann
United States, 1938
Short, Biography, Drama

Synopsis

This short tells the story of Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865), a Hungarian physician. He was the first to realize that the deaths of new mothers could be significantly reduced simply by requiring doctors to wash their hands before treating a patient.

Synopsis

This short tells the story of Ignaz Philipp Semmelweis (1818-1865), a Hungarian physician. He was the first to realize that the deaths of new mothers could be significantly reduced simply by requiring doctors to wash their hands before treating a patient.