Important-Move-5711 t1_izsk38s wrote
The practice of using suture stitches on the perineum in case of tearing due to childbirth is very ancient: it was already recommended as early as in the XI century by Trotula de Ruggiero, a woman medic from Salerno. I don't know if she was the very first to do that, and if I had to make a guess I'd say no.
juanfnavarror t1_izsw7l2 wrote
Source?
merithynos t1_izt8y8c wrote
"A very singular character was Trotula, a noblewoman from the Norman family of De Ruggiero from Salerno, active and famous around 1050...she was the founder of the modern Obstetrics and Gynecology, and wrote the book “De mulierium passionibus ante, in et post partum” (The sufferings of women before, during and after delivery). Among other indications, she wrote “it is necessary to stitch perineal lesions due to delivery”, a very modern thought."
Endorion OP t1_izti6cw wrote
Thank you for your answer and source! Very interesting.
Important-Move-5711 t1_izt1tlp wrote
Sorry, I don't know any source in English (or Spanish). I remember reading about this on the Italian edition of the National Geographic and from some other reputable sources, but I can't pinpoint them precisely.
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