 She argued that by refusing to instruct female midwives, surgeons were allowing midwives to be improperly trained and so causing a shortage of officially accredited midwives.To prevent harm to patients, and to maintain their professional standing distinct from surgeons, the medical doctors continued to allow women to attend.After the situation was solved and all midwives received proper training, Du Coudray became the head "accoucheuse" at the Hôtel Dieu in Paris.