Women and birth : journal of the Australian College of Midwives
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Review Biography Historical Article
The effect of Soranus of Ephesus (98-138) on the work of midwives.
In the Roman period, midwives continued to play an important role in female health care primarily in the attendance of women birth. In the second century AD, midwives' education received a significant boost thanks to the distinguished physician Soranus of Ephesus. ⋯ Soranus' work contributed in the education of midwives and influenced the practice of obstetrics till the Middle Ages.