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In 1989, Chamberlain was elected president of the section of obstetrics and gynaecology at the Royal
Society of Medicine. Between 1971 and 1994, he was actively involved in several areas of the RCOG, being elected vice-president from 1984 to 1987 and president from 1993 to 1994 and being a member of
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and as president of the Royal
College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists after unknowingly counter-signing a dishonest report on a fabricated story about a successful transplant of an
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British births 1970: a survey under the joint auspices of the
National Birthday Trust Fund and the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists, Volume 1: The First Week of Life
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Geoffrey
Chamberlain was born on 21 April 1930 in Cardiff to Albert Victor Chamberlain, the Lord Mayor of Cardiff's secretary, and Irene May Chamberlain nÊe Price.
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Apothecaries' lecturer in history of medicine. During this time, he produced an internationally successful textbook on the history of obstetrics,
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The Royal
College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists presents the Professor Geoffrey Chamberlain award every three years to outstanding trainees.
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and once said that "the presence of the husband in the labour room has been an advance", they "can act as a referee between
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the council throughout that whole time. He was also the academic head of the department and editor-in-chief of the
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Pain and its relief in childbirth: the results of a national survey conducted by the
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Chamberlain's early appointments included placements at the Royal
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Over the years, Chamberlain had witnessed an increase in attendance of the partner during
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From Witchcraft to Wisdom: A History of Obstetrics and Gynaecology in the British Isles
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to study medicine. His flair at rugby at school earned him the nickname "Bodger".
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Chamberlain took considerable interest in maternal mortality, often recommending
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504:"British Maternal Mortality in the 19th and Early 20th Centuries"
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Fellows of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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Geoffrey Chamberlain; A. Wraight; P. Crowley, eds. (1997).
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Geoffrey Chamberlain; Ann Wraight; Philip J. Steer (1993).
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Chamberlain appreciated opera and travel. He carved wooden
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In 1994, Chamberlain resigned as editor-in-chief of the
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Chamberlain died on 30 October 2014 at the age of 84.
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The Patient as Person: Explorations in Medical Ethics
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Beyond Abortion: A Chronicle of Fetal Experimentation
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178:Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
89:Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists
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587:"Obituary: Geoffrey Victor Price Chamberlain"
481:Geoffrey Chamberlain; Margery Morgan (2002).
372:in 1956 and together they had five children.
317:British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
284:British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
173:British Journal of Obstetrics and Gynaecology
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1051:"The Trouble with Medical Journals"
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253:George Washington Hospital
137:Obstetrics by Ten Teachers
708:Rini, Suzanne M. (1988).
347:From Witchcraft to Wisdom
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221:Llandaff Cathedral School
206:From Witchcraft to Wisdom
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361:and enjoyed wearing his
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249:King's College Hospital
227:, before he went on to
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1218:English obstetricians
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422:Churchill Livingstone
387:Selected publications
370:Jocelyn Olivia Kerley
176:and president of the
168:St George's Hospital
121:St George's Hospital
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1208:People from Cardiff
353:Personal and family
303:Death in Childbirth
37:Chamberlain in 2000
1248:History of surgery
1111:. 13 December 2006
1003:. 24 December 1994
343:Swansea University
189:maternal mortality
1161:. 6 November 2014
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