[The obstetrical biography of Queen Isabel the Catholic (medical and historical comments on the Queen's pregnancies, births and miscarriages)].
In commemoration of the 500 year anniversary of Queen Isabel's death, and in homage to her memory, the author provides a suggestive biological perspective of her majesty from a gynaecological historian's point of view. The author highlights the obstetrical episodes that occurred throughout her reproductive life and required the implication of various professionals, such the "protomedicato" typical of the epoch, experienced midwives, and Ladies in Waiting. The most significant obstetrical events were the births of 5 children: Isabel, Juan, Juana, María and Catalina. Given the Court's transient nature, the children were born throughout various geographical areas of the kingdom: Palencia, Seville, Toledo, Cardaba and Alcalá de Henares. Indeed, she was an exceptional woman born to rule and to give birth far and wide throughout the land of her People.
Cruz y Hermida
Julio
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D049668:History, 15th Century; D009774:Obstetrics / Q000266:history*; D013030:Spain