Budin
Historical document, translated for reference. It reflects medical knowledge of the 1920s–30s and is not medical advice.
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Budin was a prominent French obstetrician known for developing manual obstetric techniques and founding the first consultation for nursing mothers in Paris. He is considered the founder of scientific principles that form the basis of modern state systems for maternal and infant protection.
Encyclopedia article (1928–1936)
BUDIN, Pierre (Pierre-Constant Budin, 1846-1907), one of the major French obstetricians, after whom one of the manual obstetric techniques is named (see). A student of Tarnier, B. succeeded him as head of the department (1898) and wrote an excellent textbook on obstetrics (Budin et Demelin, "Manuel pratique d'aecouchement et d'allaitement", Paris, 1904). Budin was the first obstetrician to pay serious attention to the mortality of newborns and infants. In 1892, Budin founded in Paris the first consultation for nursing mothers, and in 1902 - the "League for the Fight Against Child Mortality". Thus, B. is the founder of the scientific principles on which the modern movement for state protection of motherhood and infancy is based. In 1900, Budin published the classic book "Le Nourrisson". Obituaries: "Le Progres medical", 1907, No. 5 and "La Presse medicale", 1907, No. 8; in the latter, No. 19, an article by V u e V., "L'oeuvre de Budin en puericulture".
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“Budin.” Soviet Medical Encyclopedia. English translation of Bolshaya Meditsinskaya Entsiklopediya, 1st ed. (Moscow, 1928–1936), ed. N. A. Semashko. https://sovietmedicalencyclopedia.pages.dev/article/budin/