Episode 3 - Right for the Wrong Reasons: The Sad Story of Ignaz Semmelweis, Savior of Mothers

19th century maternity wards were haunted by the specter of childbed fever: otherwise known as the "doctor's plague," since it seemed to follow physicians from bed to bed. This is the story of Ignaz Semmelweis, whose discovery saved lives but whose inability to communicate it prevented wider acceptance.