title: Dr Mary Crosse, OBE, MD (1900-1972) and the premature baby.
abstract: On behalf of Birmingham's Department of Public Health, Dr Crosse developed the Sorrento Premature Baby Unit in 1931 and pioneered the modern care of these small newborn infants in Britain.
authors.affiliation: Department of Child Health, University of Bristol, Southmead Hospital, Southmead, Bristol BS10 5BN, UK. P.M.Dunn@bristol.ac.uk
authors.forename: P M
authors.initials: PM
authors.lastname: Dunn
mesh_terms: D004739:England / Q000453:epidemiology; D049673:History, 20th Century; D006801:Humans; D007224:Infant Care / Q000266:history* / Q000379:methods; D007226:Infant Mortality; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007234:Infant, Premature; D007363:Intensive Care Units, Neonatal / Q000266:history*; D012178:Retinopathy of Prematurity / Q000266:history