100th Anniversary of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology at the Pavlov State Medical University
- Authors: Ailamazyan E.K.1, Novikov B.N.1, Starovoitov V.A.1
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Affiliations:
- Pavlov State Medical University
- Issue: Vol 48, No 3 (1999)
- Pages: 67-71
- Section: Historical articles
- URL: https://bakhtiniada.ru/jowd/article/view/88744
- DOI: https://doi.org/10.17816/JOWD88744
- ID: 88744
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Abstract
One of the motives behind the establishment of the Women's Medical Institute (WMI) in 1897 was the need to radically improve the delivery of obstetric and gynecological care to the population. At that time, qualified medical aid could only be provided by a male doctor, which severely limited the demand for it by women, who were more willing to use the services of midwives and obstetricians-practitioners. The training of female physicians, specialists in obstetrics and gynecology, was the dictate of the times. In the "Regulations" on the establishment of the Institute, its main objective was formulated: "to provide women with a medical education, mainly adapted to the treatment of women's and children's diseases and obstetric activities.
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E. K. Ailamazyan
Pavlov State Medical University
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Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
B. N. Novikov
Pavlov State Medical University
Email: info@eco-vector.com
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
V. A. Starovoitov
Pavlov State Medical University
Email: info@eco-vector.com
Russian Federation, St. Petersburg
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