Bernhard Sigmund Schultze
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Bernhard Sigmund Schultze; sometimes spelled Bernhard Sigismund Schultze (December 29, 1827 – April 17, 1919) was a German obstetrician and gynecologist born in Freiburg im Breisgau. He was a younger brother to anatomist Max Johann Sigismund Schultze (1825–1874).

In 1851 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Greifswald, where in 1853 he became a lecturer on anatomy
Anatomy
Anatomy is a branch of biology and medicine that is the consideration of the structure of living things. It is a general term that includes human anatomy, animal anatomy , and plant anatomy...

 and physiology
Physiology
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. During the following year he became an assistant to Dietrich Wilhelm Heinrich Busch
Dietrich Wilhelm Heinrich Busch
Dietrich Wilhelm Heinrich Busch was a German obstetrician born in Marburg.In 1806 he earned his medical doctorate at the University of Marburg, becoming an associate professor of surgery in 1814. In 1817 he was appointed professor of obstetrics at Marburg, where from 1820 to 1829 was director of...

 (1788–1858) at the University Women's Hospital in Berlin
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, and in 1858 relocated to the University of Jena as chair of the gynecological clinic. In 1864/65 he served as rector
Rector
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 of the university.

Medical eponyms

His name is associated with an obstetrical term known as "Schultze's method", which is a recussitation technique used on an apparent stillborn
Stillbirth
A stillbirth occurs when a fetus has died in the uterus. The Australian definition specifies that fetal death is termed a stillbirth after 20 weeks gestation or the fetus weighs more than . Once the fetus has died the mother still has contractions and remains undelivered. The term is often used in...

 child. Other eponyms associated with Schultze include:
  • Schultze-Chvostek sign: A sign of tetany
    Tetany
    Tetany has two meanings, though both are related to the muscular system.* Tetany * Tetany The terms "tetany" and "tetanus" are distinct....

     seen in hypocalcemia, commonly referred to as Chvostek's sign.
  • Schultze's fold: A crescent-shaped amniotic
    Amnion
    The amnion is a membrane building the amniotic sac that surrounds and protects an embryo. It is developed in reptiles, birds, and mammals, which are hence called “Amniota”; but not in amphibians and fish , which are consequently termed “Anamniota”. The primary role of this is the protection of the...

     fold.
  • Schultze's placenta: A placenta
    Placenta
    The placenta is an organ that connects the developing fetus to the uterine wall to allow nutrient uptake, waste elimination, and gas exchange via the mother's blood supply. "True" placentas are a defining characteristic of eutherian or "placental" mammals, but are also found in some snakes and...

     expelled with the central portion in advance of the periphery.

Selected writings

  • Lehrbuch der Hebammenkunst (Textbook of Midwifery), 1860
  • Das Nabelbläschen, ein constantes Gebilde in der Nachgeburt des ausgetragenen Kindes (The Umbilical
    Umbilical cord
    In placental mammals, the umbilical cord is the connecting cord from the developing embryo or fetus to the placenta...

     Vesicle, a Constant Entity in the Post-Birth of the Discharged Child)
  • Der Scheintod Neugeborner (The Apparent Death of the Newborn), 1871
  • Ueber die Lageveränderungen der Gebärmutter (Overall Situational Changes in the Uterus
    Uterus
    The uterus or womb is a major female hormone-responsive reproductive sex organ of most mammals including humans. One end, the cervix, opens into the vagina, while the other is connected to one or both fallopian tubes, depending on the species...

    ), 1873
  • Unser Hebammenwesen und das Kindbettfieber (Midwifery Care and Puerperal Fever
    Puerperal fever
    Puerperal fever or childbed fever, is a bacterial infection contracted by women during childbirth or miscarriage. It can develop into puerperal sepsis, which is a serious form of septicaemia. If untreated, it is often fatal....

    ), 1884
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