Gazzaniga V, Serarcangeli C
Sect. and Museum of History of Medicine, Dept. of Experimental Medicine and Pathology, University of Rome, Italy.
Vesalius. 2000 Jun;6(1):38-41.
Ancient literature, epics and medical texts well testify the existence of a female competence in Obstetrics since the time of Hippocrates. Until the Imperial Age, both in Greece and in Rome, women were the only ministers of the rites involving birth and death: in particular, delivery was the special moment in which a specific female competence was required.
古代文学、史诗和医学文本充分证明，自希波克拉底时代以来，女性在产科方面就具备专业能力。直到帝国时代，在希腊和罗马，女性都是涉及出生和死亡仪式的唯一主持者：特别是分娩，是需要特定女性专业能力的特殊时刻。
