Before revision: Semmelweis's findings challenged conventional ideas about the incidence of puerperal fever (also known as Postpartum infections or childbed fever), finding that it could be drastically reduced by requiring hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics.
After revision: Semmelweis's findings challenged conventional ideas about the incidence of puerperal fever (also known as postpartum infections or childbed fever), finding that it could be drastically reduced by requiring hand disinfection in obstetrical clinics.