title: Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879-1950) and antenatal paediatrics.
abstract: Born and educated in the Midlands, Sir Leonard Parsons made major contributions to the field of paediatrics in that area and played a leading role in the regional organisation of this specialty throughout the United Kingdom in the later years of his life. He was a founder member and later President of the British Paediatric Association, and later became Vice-President of the International Pediatric Congress and the President of the paediatric section of the Royal Society of Medicine.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, UK. P.M.Dunn@Bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D004739:England; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D009359:Neonatology / Q000266:history*; D011295:Prenatal Care / Q000266:history; D012279:Rickets / Q000266:history