Grace Cuthbert-Browne
Grace Cuthbert Browne | |
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Cuthbert-Browne (second adult from the right) opening a baby health centre | |
| Born | 2 January 1900 Port Glasgow, Scotland |
| Died | 17 December 1988 (aged 88) St Leonards, New South Wales, Australia |
| Nationality | Australian |
| Alma mater | University of Sydney |
| Scientific career | |
| Fields | Medical Practitioner |
| Institutions | New South Wales Department of Public Health |
Grace Cuthbert-Browne MBE (2 January 1900 – 17 December 1988) was an Australian medical doctor instrumental in improving the health of mothers and babies, and the consequent reduction in maternal and infant deaths in Australia. She was Director of Maternal and Baby Welfare in the New South Wales Department of Public Health from 1937 to 1964; during this time the infant fatality rate decreased form 40 to 20 per thousand live births.