Jean-Louis Baudelocque

Jean-Louis Baudelocque (30 November 1745 – 2 May 1810) was a French obstetrician who studied and practiced medicine in Paris.

He advanced and popularized the methodology of William Smellie (1697–1763), who modernized obstetrical practices in England in the 18th century.

Baudelocque is credited for correcting errors regarding childbirth and wrote a popular book on midwifery.

In England, William Smellie developed a method for measuring internal pelvic dimensions.

Napoleon also chose him as accoucheur to Empress Marie-Louise and to Caroline Bonaparte, the emperor's younger sister.