Julius H. Hess (January 26, 1876 – November 2, 1955) was an American physician who is often considered the father of American neonatology. In 1922, he published the first textbook focused on the care of prematurity and birth defects in infants. That same year, Hess and nurse Evelyn Lundeen created the first premature infant station in the United States, recognizing the importance of nursing care and temperature management in the care of preterm babies. Hess also made early contributions to the transport of such infants to specialty centers.
Working at Michael Reese Hospital, Hess created a form of infant incubator in 1914, then invented an incubator designed for the transport of infants in 1922. By 1934, the Hess incubator was also capable of oxygen administration.[4] Hess created the first premature infant nursery, where he worked with nurse Evelyn Lundeen to optimize care for preterm infants. Around that time, pediatricians had just become involved in the delivery room and nursery care of newborns.[5] Hess and Lundeen focused on providing minimal stimulation and managing the temperature of premature babies.[6]
Later lifeedit
Hess remained in practice as a physician until his death. He died suddenly while visiting his daughter in Los Angeles on November 2, 1955.[2][3]
Worksedit
Principles and Practice of Infant Feeding (1919)
Premature and Congenitally Diseased Infants (1922)
Infant Feeding: A Handbook for the Practitioner (1923)
The Premature Infant: Its Medical and Nursing Care (1941, with Lundeen)
Referencesedit
^ abHistory of Medicine and Surgery, and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago. Chicago: The Biographical Publishing Corporation. 1922. p. 578. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Internet Archive.
^ abc"Dr. Hess Dies; Famed Pioneer in Pediatrics". Chicago Tribune. November 3, 1955. p. 40. Retrieved April 19, 2024 – via Newspapers.com.
julius, hess, julius, hess, january, 1876, november, 1955, american, physician, often, considered, father, american, neonatology, 1922, published, first, textbook, focused, care, prematurity, birth, defects, infants, that, same, year, hess, nurse, evelyn, lund. Julius H Hess January 26 1876 November 2 1955 was an American physician who is often considered the father of American neonatology In 1922 he published the first textbook focused on the care of prematurity and birth defects in infants That same year Hess and nurse Evelyn Lundeen created the first premature infant station in the United States recognizing the importance of nursing care and temperature management in the care of preterm babies Hess also made early contributions to the transport of such infants to specialty centers Julius HessBorn 1876 01 26 January 26 1876Ottawa IllinoisDiedNovember 2 1955 1955 11 02 aged 79 Los Angeles CaliforniaEducationNorthwestern University Medical SchoolSpouseClara E Merrifield m 1902 wbr Medical careerProfessionMedicineFieldPediatricsInstitutionsRush Medical CollegeNorthwestern University Medical SchoolUniversity of Illinois College of MedicineSub specialtiesNeonatologyResearchPrematurity Contents 1 Biography 1 1 Early life 1 2 Career 1 3 Later life 2 Works 3 ReferencesBiography editEarly life edit Hess was born on January 26 1876 in Ottawa Illinois 1 2 He graduated from Northwestern University Medical School remained in Chicago for an internship then went to Johns Hopkins University for more training 3 He married Clara E Merrifield on April 15 1902 and they had two children 1 2 Career edit Working at Michael Reese Hospital Hess created a form of infant incubator in 1914 then invented an incubator designed for the transport of infants in 1922 By 1934 the Hess incubator was also capable of oxygen administration 4 Hess created the first premature infant nursery where he worked with nurse Evelyn Lundeen to optimize care for preterm infants Around that time pediatricians had just become involved in the delivery room and nursery care of newborns 5 Hess and Lundeen focused on providing minimal stimulation and managing the temperature of premature babies 6 Later life edit Hess remained in practice as a physician until his death He died suddenly while visiting his daughter in Los Angeles on November 2 1955 2 3 Works editPrinciples and Practice of Infant Feeding 1919 Premature and Congenitally Diseased Infants 1922 Infant Feeding A Handbook for the Practitioner 1923 The Premature Infant Its Medical and Nursing Care 1941 with Lundeen References edit a b History of Medicine and Surgery and Physicians and Surgeons of Chicago Chicago The Biographical Publishing Corporation 1922 p 578 Retrieved April 19 2024 via Internet Archive a b c Dr Hess Dies Famed Pioneer in Pediatrics Chicago Tribune November 3 1955 p 40 Retrieved April 19 2024 via Newspapers com a b Dunn Peter 2001 Perinatal Lessons from the Past Julius Hess MD 1876 1955 and the premature infant Archives of Disease in Childhood Fetal and Neonatal Edition 85 2 F141 F144 doi 10 1136 fn 85 2 f141 PMC 1721308 PMID 11517212 Guide to the Julius Hays Hess Papers 1843 1958 University of Chicago Retrieved March 21 2014 Elzouki Abdelaziz ed 2012 Textbook of Clinical Pediatrics 2nd Ed Springer Publishing p 85 ISBN 978 3642022012 Yu V Feng Z Tsang R Yeung C 1996 Textbook of Neonatal Medicine A Chinese Perspective Hong Kong University Press p 4 ISBN 9622094287 Retrieved from https en wikipedia org w index php title Julius Hess amp oldid 1219764396, wikipedia, wiki, book, books, library,
