Review article

JOHANE BAPTIST LALANGUE AND HIS FIRST MEDICAL BOOK FROM THE FIELD OF MIDWIFERY PUBLISHED ON CROATIAN LANGUAGE

Rajko Fureš orcid.org/0000-0001-6494-0972 ; Odjel ginekologije i porodništva, Opća bolnica Zabok,Bračak 8, 49 210 Zabok, Hrvatska
Ante Dražančić ; Klinika za ženske bolesti i porode, Medicinskog fakulteta Sveučilišta u Zagrebu
Đuro Blažeka ; Učiteljski fakultet u Zagrebu, podružnica Čakovec
Ivan Cesarec ; Zdravstveno učilište u Zagrebu
Miroslav Kopjar ; Odjel ginekologije i porodništva, Opća bolnica Zabok,Bračak 8, 49 210 Zabok, Hrvatska
Jadranka Šanjug ; Odjel ginekologije i porodništva, Opća bolnica Zabok,Bračak 8, 49 210 Zabok, Hrvatska
Mladen Zadro ; Odjel ginekologije i porodništva, Opća bolnica Zabok,Bračak 8, 49 210 Zabok, Hrvatska
Mladen Krajcar ; Odjel ginekologije i porodništva, Opća bolnica Zabok,Bračak 8, 49 210 Zabok, Hrvatska

Abstract

Joannis Baptiste Lalangue was the author of the first printed specialist medical book in Croatian language in the field of obstetrics: »Brevis institutio de re obstetritia iliti kratek navuk od mestrie pupkorezne za potrebochu muskeh y sziromaskeh ladanskeh sen horvatskoga orszaga y okolo nyega blisnesseh sztrankih« (Zagreb, 1777). Lalangue was also the author of an important series of printed specialist medical papers, including the Croatian debut »Medicina ruralis iliti vračtva ladanjska za potrebbochu musev y sziromakov horvatczkoga orszaga y okolu nyega blisnesseh meszt« as well as of two other printed specialist medical books in Croatian language and one in the field of economics. The book is devided in eight parts: The first part is introducing one, contains the duties and general behaviour of the midwife; in the second part the anatomy of woman’s genital organs is presented, comparing in this review the old (forgotten) and actual denominations; the third part elaborates the pregnancy, and the fourth part the physiology of parturition; the fifth part presents the instructions for vaginal examinations, the sixth part the managing of the delivery; in the seventh part the symptoms of pathological labour are presented and in the eigth part the characteristics of midwifery and obstetrics remedies are presented as well. Lalangue was very importnat person in Croatian public health and midwefery development. This paper is memory on Lalangue and with this paper we are bringing him closer to our readers.

Keywords

Lalangue Joannis Baptiste; midwifery; obstetrics; history of medicine

Hrčak ID:

68418

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/68418

Publication date:

1.3.2010.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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