Grace Meigs Crowder | |
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| Born | August 30, 1881 |
| Died | January 20, 1925 (aged 43) |
| Known for | Studies of infant and maternal mortality |
| Spouse | Thomas Reid Crowder |
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| Relatives | Cornelia Meigs (sister) |
| Scientific career | |
| Institutions | Cook County Hospital |
Grace Lynde Meigs Crowder (August 30, 1881 – January 20, 1925) was an American physician who studied infant mortality and maternal mortality.[1] She did early comparisons with the data from other countries and she discovered that childbirth was the second most common cause of death in younger American women.