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 | | In this trunk was evidence indicating that Peter Chamberlen, who died in 1631, was the first to use the technique. |
 | | Peter's nephew, also named Peter, was the first Chamberlen to actually become a doctor. |
 | | Chamberlen, armed with his secret, issued his own "Cry of Women and Children as Echoed Forth in the Compassions of Peter Chamberlen." After his death, his son, Hugh, tried to sell the family secret to a French physician, Mauriceau, claiming he could deliver even the most difficult cases in minutes. |
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