Mildred Thornton Stahlman, Pioneer in Neonatal Care, Dies at 101
Dr. Mildred Thornton Stahlman, a Vanderbilt University pediatrician whose research on fatal lung disease in newborns led to lifesaving treatments and to the creation, in 1961, of one of the first neonatal intensive care units, died on Saturday at her home in Brentwood, Tenn. She was 101. Her death was confirmed by Eva Hill, the…