Title of article
Midwifery and Gynecology in Islamic Civilization
Author/Authors
Montazer al-Ghaem، Asghar نويسنده Department of History, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran , , Dehghan، Masumeh نويسنده Department of History, Isfahan University, Isfahan, Iran ,
Issue Information
فصلنامه با شماره پیاپی 0 سال 2012
Pages
16
From page
169
To page
184
Abstract
In 41 Ayat of Holy Quran, it is discussed about child birth, formation of fetus in uterus
and also its process. It led to attention of Muslim scholars to this topic. They had wide
researches and experiments on gynecology, fertility, Infertility and childbirth. Their
findings are considerable even in current era. Medical sciences in Islamic golden age
(contemporaneous with medieval age in the west) divided to various specific and professional
fields like gynecology. In this research, we tried to consider Muslim’s achievements
and findings in midwifery and gynecology to answer below questions:
What is Quran’s opinion about forming fetus in uterus?
Which advancements were acquired by Muslim’s scholars about disorders related to
fertility and infertility?
What was the opinion of Muslim physicians about the importance of pregnancy and
childbirth in relation between child and mother?
Muslim physicians had which advancements in gynecological diseases and also education
of midwifery?
Journal title
Journal of Research on History of Medicine
Serial Year
2012
Journal title
Journal of Research on History of Medicine
Record number
682982
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