title: [History of gynecology and perinatology in Croatia. Midwifery. Clinics and hospitals in Zagreb].
abstract: The development of obstetrics in Croatia and the formation of unique discipline of obstetrics and gynecology in Croatia in first ten years of 20th century are presented. The midwifery is mentioned in Croatia for the first time in Dubrovnik in 14th century. The "protomedicus" from Varazdin Johan Baptist Lalangue in 1777 has published the booklet "Brevis institutio de re obstetritia". First public school of midwifery was founded in Zadar on 1820 and the second one in Zagreb in 1877. In Zadar, Ante Kuzmanić, "magister obstetritiae et chirurgiae" published a short textbook "Sixty lessons from midwifery for midwifes", thereafter in 1908 Nikola Lalich "Book for midwifes". In Zagreb, Antun Lobmayer published in 1877 "The midwifery". Gynecology was developing in the second half of 19th century as a part of surgery. On break-time from 19th to 20th century rose the unique medical profession obstetrics and gynecology. In Croatia the unique discipline established Dr Franjo Durst, since he was in 1905 installed for the first head of Royal Country Maternity Hospital in Ilica street and thereafter in 1921 for the first head and university professor of Royal University Clinic for Gynecology and Obstetrics in Petrova street. The evolution of gynecology and obstetrics, respective of perinatology, during last 30 years, in the Zagreb in departments of clinical hospitals "Clinical Hospital Center", "Sestre Milosrdnice", "Merkur" and "Sv. Duh" is presented.
authors.affiliation: Zavod za perinatalnu medicinu Klinike za zenske bolesti i porode Klinickoga bolnickog centra u Zagrebu.
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Drazancić
mesh_terms: D017523:Croatia; D005260:Female; D006176:Gynecology / Q000266:history*; D006268:Health Facilities / Q000266:history*; D049668:History, 15th Century; D049669:History, 16th Century; D049670:History, 17th Century; D049671:History, 18th Century; D049672:History, 19th Century; D049673:History, 20th Century; D049691:History, Medieval; D006801:Humans; D008880:Midwifery / Q000266:history*; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history; D010500:Perinatology / Q000266:history*; D011247:Pregnancy
vernacular_title: Povijest ginekologije i perinatologije u Hrvatskoj. Primaljstvo. Klinike i bolnice u Zagrebu.