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Soranus of Ephesus: the first Greco-Roman perinatologist and pediatrician

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1. Title Title of document Soranus of Ephesus: the first Greco-Roman perinatologist and pediatrician
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Olga A. Jarman; St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation ; Russian Federation
2. Creator Author's name, affiliation, country Galina L. Mikirtichan; St. Petersburg State Pediatric Medical University, Ministry of Healthcare of the Russian Federation ; Russian Federation
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3. Subject Keyword(s) Soranus of Ephesus; newborn care; breastfeeding; newborn diseases
4. Description Abstract

Soranus of Ephesus, a famous Greek physician and polymath, one of the most lucid authors of so called ‘Methodist Sect’, who lived in Rome in the 2nd century, composed a treatise that was unique for his time, ‘Gynekology’ (“Gynaikeia”), in four volumes; that treatise had been a bible of obstetrics, gynecology, and pediatrics in Europe till 17th century. One third of this treatise is dealing directly with a child. Especially important and distinctive are the achievements of Soranus not only as an obstetrician but also as a unique Greco-Roman pediatrician, neonatologist and, in certain degree, as a perinatologist. Soranus expremely thoroughly for his time described case management from the conception until weaning (severing the navel cord, baby’s clothes, baby care, swaddling etc.), the rules of breastfeeding and symptoms of some diseases of newborn children. The attention he paid to the little child is unique for both Greco-Roman culture and medicine. Soranus might well have used the midwives’ lore and transformed it from the point of view of rational medicine into the medicine practiced by males, keeping the best of it. He described conception, prevention of spontaneous abortion, severing the navel cord, the first baby’s hygienic procedures, bath, massage, breastfeeding, some children diseases; he also gave the characteristics of newborn’s vitality, which can be compared with modern Apgar score, i.e. he was considering the problems that are nowadays in the focus of perinatologists and neurologists. In this respect, his gigantic figure stands alone not only in the field of Greco-Roman medicine, but also medieval medicine with no rivals.

5. Publisher Organizing agency, location Eco-Vector
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7. Date (DD-MM-YYYY) 15.12.2018
8. Type Status & genre Peer-reviewed Article
8. Type Type Research Article
9. Format File format
10. Identifier Uniform Resource Identifier https://journals.eco-vector.com/pediatr/article/view/11243
10. Identifier Digital Object Identifier (DOI) 10.17816/PED96119-128
10. Identifier Digital Object Identifier (DOI) (PDF (Rus)) 10.17816/PED11243-8795
11. Source Title; vol., no. (year) Pediatrician (St. Petersburg); Vol 9, No 6 (2018)
12. Language English=en ru
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