Aloys Constantin Conrad Gustav Veit (June 3, 1824 – April 20, 1903) was a German gynecologist and obstetrician who was a native of Leobschütz. He was the father of gynecologist

Johann Veit Johann Veit (17 June 1852, Berlin – 2 June 1917 near Schierke) was a German gynecologist. He was the son of obstetrician and gynecologist Gustav Veit (1824-1903). In 1874 he earned his medical degree at Humboldt University in Berlin, and i ...

(1852–1917). In 1848 he received his medical doctorate from the University of Halle, and following graduation remained in

Halle Halle may refer to: Places Germany * Halle (Saale), also called Halle an der Saale, a city in Saxony-Anhalt ** Halle (region), a former administrative region in Saxony-Anhalt ** Bezirk Halle, a former administrative division of East Germany ** Hall ...

as an assistant to

Anton Friedrich Hohl Anton Friedrich Hohl (17 November 1789–23 January 1862) was a German professor of obstetrics born in Lobenstein. He studied law at the University of Leipzig, and following graduation opened a law practice in his home town of Lobenstein. In 1 ...

(1789–1862) at the institute of maternity. In 1854 he attained the chair of obstetrics at the University of Rostock, and in 1864 moved to the University of Bonn as professor and director of the department of obstetrics. He died in Deyelsdorf. His name is associated with the "

Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver Mauriceau–Smellie–Veit maneuver or Mauriceau maneuver (named after François Mauriceau, William Smellie and Gustav Veit) is an obstetric or emergent medical maneuver utilized in cases of breech delivery A breech birth is when a baby is ...

", a procedure defined as a classical method of assisted

breech delivery A breech birth is when a baby is born bottom first instead of head first, as is normal. Around 3–5% of pregnant women at term (37–40 weeks pregnant) have a breech baby. Due to their higher than average rate of possible complications for th ...

. The birthing maneuver is named along with obstetricians

François Mauriceau François Mauriceau (1637 – 17 October 1709) was a French obstetrician. __TOC__ Life Born in Paris, he received his training in obstetrics at the Hôtel-Dieu. He was a leading obstetrician in 17th-century Europe — in 1668 he published, ...

(1637–1709) and William Smellie (1697–1763), although it was first described by Jacques Guillemeau (1550–1613) in a 1609 treatise called ''De l'accouchement hereux des femmes''. Among his written works was a treatise on diseases of the female sex organs titled ''Krankheiten der weiblichen Geschlechtsorgane: Puerperalkrankheiten''. It was included in Rudolf Virchow's ''Handbuch der speciellen Pathologie und Therapie'' (Textbook of Specialized Pathology and Therapy).

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