1. General remarks
The lying-in hospital was a clinical establishment primarily for single mothers (Ledige) to give birth in that became widespread in many parts of Europe from the mid-18th century on. In Germany, it acquired the primary function of providing practical teaching and training for midwives, surgeons, and doctors (Medic). Other names for it included maternité in French, and Accouchieranstalt or Accouchier-Hospital in German, from the …