ABOUT ORVAN HESS
Inventor of the first fetal heart monitor who was the first doctor to successfully use penicillin in treatment.
His invention was borne out a desire to figure out a way to separate the baby's heartbeat from the mother's, which was impossible with a stethoscope.
Next to ultrasound, his fetal heart monitor is probably the most widely used device in delivery rooms.
He had two daughters with his wife, Carol Maurer.
Like Carl Wood , who perfected the IVF technique, Hess helped childbirth become easier and less dangerous.
