Nicholas Alders
Nicholas Alders (1904-1995) was a Hungarian born, Austrian trained, English naturalised obstetrician, gynaecologist and surgeon. Remembered for his description of Alders sign (1951)
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Edward Bishop
Edward Harry Bishop (1913-1995) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist. Bishop Score (1964), a method to evaluate the cervix in regard to the success or failure of induction of labor.
Williams Bryan
Williams McIver Bryan, Jr (1917-2007) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist. In 1955, described Bryan sign in appendicitis with gravid uterus
Jørgen Løvset
Jørgen Løvset (1896-1981) was a Norwegian professor of obstetrics and gynecology. Løvset’s Manoeuvre (1937) in the management of breech delivery
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Ina Mae Gaskin
Ina Mae (née Middleton) Gaskin (1940 - ) American midwife. Gaskin (all-fours) manoeuvre 1976; The Farm
Charles Woods
Charles Edwin Woods (1888 - 1946) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist. Woods Screw Manoeuvre (1943) in shoulder dystocia
Alan Rubin
Alan Judah Rubin (1923-2011) was an American obstetrician and gynecologist. Rubin Manoeuvre (1964) shoulder dystocia
William McRoberts
William Alexander McRoberts Jr (1914-2006) was an American obstetrician and gynaecologist. McRoberts Manoeuvre (1983) in shoulder dystocia
William Zavanelli
William Angelo Zavanelli (1926 - ) American obstetrician and gynaecologist. Zavanelli Manoeuvre (1978) in shoulder dystocia
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Refeeding Syndrome
Refeeding Syndrome is the term used to describe the adverse metabolic effects and clinical complications when a starved or seriously malnourished individual commences feeding via oral enteral or parenteral routes.