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  1. Semmelweis observed that mothers were more likely to survive childbirth when attended by midwives instead of medical students.

  2. He noted that puerperal fever rates at the hospital where medical students were delivering babies were significantly higher compared to the hospital where midwives were in charge.

  3. Semmelweis also observed that handwashing with chlorinated lime solution significantly reduced the incidence of puerperal fever among new mothers.

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