[Four and a half decades since Gynecologic-Obstretician Department was established as a part of Vojvodinian and Serbian Medical Association].

Gynecologic-Obstetrician Section of Vojvodinian Medical Association was founded in 1961. One of its first assignments was to organize gynecologic-obstetrician service in the Province of Vojvodina, form general documentation register, modernize medical knowledge of doctors and improve proficiency and quality level of contemporary midwives. The expertise of gynecologists was in the second plan of importance because it had been, was and is still being developed through Gynecologic-Obstetrician Section of Serbian Medical Association. Special attention was given to general medical practitioners and midwives who used to work in delivery rooms out of hospitals, as well as to midwives who used to work at mother and child care institutions. The main idea was to decrease the level of morbidity and mortality in Province by increasing the level of knowledge. For contribution in the development of mother and child health care on the territory of the whole former Yugoslavia, in 1987 Croatian Medical Association gave acknowledgement diploma to Gynecologic-Obstetrician Department of Vojvodinian Medical Association. Some gynecologic-obstetrician departments started to organize meetings of gynecologic-obstetricians of Serbian Medical Association, which have grown into traditional assembly. Intersectional meetings were also held in Vojvodina, and several of them hosted famous national and international experts. The traditional assembly of Vojvodinian gynecologists is held every October in Novi Sad, regularly at the main auditorium of Matica Srpska Library. The most important expert event for Vojvodinian gynecologists was the first National Congress of Yugoslavian Gynecologist and Obstetricians that was held on the territory of Vojvodina. The organizer of 10th Yugoslavian Gynecologic-Obstetrician Congress was Gynecologic-Obstetrician Section of Vojvodinian Medical Association assigned by Yugoslavian Gynecologic-Obstetrician Association. The Congress was held from 4th to 7th of October 1988 in Novi Sad at Serbian National Theater. The guest of the Congress was Prof Ratman, chief of Gynecologic-Obstetrician Department in Singapore and president of FIGO (Federation International Gynecologist-Obstetrician). Gynecologists, members of Academy of Medical Sciences and Serbian Medical Association organized scientific meetings not only in Belgrade, but in Novi Sad as well. Due to joint work of all Vojvodinian gynecologists it was possible to achieve remarkable success both in the country and abroad.