Dr Alice Hickling (1876-1928): the doctor who changed the paradigm of maternal care in Hong Kong

[...]the hospital became not only the training centre for midwives but also for medical students and trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology. Dr Hickling not only pioneered women's medical practice in Hong Kong, she also founded the first “baby clinic”, precursor to the present Maternal and Chil...

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Published inHong Kong medical journal = Xianggang yi xue za zhi Vol. 27; no. 5; pp. 389 - 391
Main Author Chan-Yeung, M
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Chinese
Published China Hong Kong Academy of Medicine 01.10.2021
Subjects
Appointments & personnel changes
Babies
Clinics
Committees
Female
Gynecology
Health education
Hong Kong
Hospitals
Humans
Infant mortality
Maternal & child health
Maternal Health Services
Maternal mortality
Midwifery
Nurses
Obstetrics
Physician-Patient Relations
Physicians
Pregnancy
Training
Hong Kong
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Summary:[...]the hospital became not only the training centre for midwives but also for medical students and trainees in obstetrics and gynaecology. Dr Hickling not only pioneered women's medical practice in Hong Kong, she also founded the first “baby clinic”, precursor to the present Maternal and Child Health Centres, to care for children aged up to 2 years at Tsan Yuk Hospital. Moira Chan-Yeung Member of the Education and Research Committee, Hong Kong Museum of Medical Sciences Society
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ISSN:1024-2708
2226-8707
DOI:10.12809/hkmj-hkmms202110