Origin Consolidated as a specialty over the nineteenth century, marked by dedicated childrens hospitals such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, founded in London in 1852.
Pediatrics is the branch of medicine dealing with the health and medical care of infants, children and adolescents. It emerged as a recognized specialty in the nineteenth century, driven by growing attention to child mortality and the founding of dedicated childrens hospitals such as Londons Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street in 1852. This atlas records what the historical record supports and is not medical advice.
Facts
Origin PeriodConsolidated as a specialty over the nineteenth century, marked by dedicated childrens hospitals such as Great Ormond Street Hospital, founded in London in 1852. 2 Classification
Type/Classification Pediatrics
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Associated With
Group of movement disorders from early brain development; pediatrics specialty.
Family physicians care for children
Universal neonatal hearing screening is a standard pediatric preventive care measure.
Notable Specialists
Al-Razi is widely credited as an early pioneer of pediatric medicine, first to differentiate smallpox and measles.
Benjamin Spock, author of Baby and Child Care, was a practicing pediatrician.
Rebecca Lee Crumpler, the first African-American woman to earn an MD in the US, wrote on maternal and child health.
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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Medical specialty
WikipediaClassification tableQuote, Classification table
Medical specialties that focus on the diagnosis and non-surgical treatment of disease.
2. A History of Medicine
Lois N. Magner, CRC Press
Encyclopaedia Britannica
Frequently Asked Questions
Why did pediatrics emerge as a specialty?
Growing attention to child mortality in the nineteenth century.
Pediatrics emerged as a recognized specialty in the nineteenth century, driven by growing attention to child mortality and the founding of dedicated children's hospitals.
Which early children's hospital is cited in pediatrics history?
The Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street, founded 1852.
London's Hospital for Sick Children at Great Ormond Street, founded in 1852, is cited as one of the dedicated children's hospitals of that era.
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