Grace Meigs Crowder

Grace Meigs Crowder
Born(1881-08-30)August 30, 1881
DiedJanuary 20, 1925(1925-01-20) (aged 43)
Known forStudies of infant and maternal mortality
SpouseThomas Reid Crowder
Parents
RelativesCornelia Meigs (sister)
Scientific career
InstitutionsCook 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.

  1. ^ Baker, S. Josephine (May 1925). "Dr. Grace Meigs Crowder". American Journal of Public Health. 15 (5): 441. doi:10.2105/AJPH.15.5.441. PMC 1320548. PMID 18011523.