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NeoReviews Vol.9 No.11 2008 e503
© 2008 American Academy of Pediatrics

Historical Perspectives

Perinatal Profiles: John William Ballantyne: Scottish Obstetrician and Prolific Writer

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	Introduction

 
Among obstetricians from other countries whose names are familiar to neonatologists in North America, perhaps the most familiar are Stephane Tarnier and Pierre Budin. These two Frenchmen undoubtedly were instrumental in emphasizing the importance of thermoregulation and documenting the beneficial effects of the incubator for preterm infants. Budin also is well recognized for his book Le Nourisson, published in French in 1902 and published in English as The Nursling in 1907.

Less well known, but arguably as influential, is the Scotsman John William Ballantyne, who was a contemporary of Budin. In 1902, he published two extensive volumes under the title Antenatal Pathology and Hygiene. Volume 1 concerned The Fetus and Volume 2 dealt with The Embryo. These volumes, which contain a wealth of information, reflected the positions he held at that time. He was both lecturer in Midwifery and Gynecology at the Medical College for Women, Edinburgh, and lecturer on Antenatal Pathology and Teratology at the University of Edinburgh. He also was on the staff of the Royal Maternity Hospital, Edinburgh.

Ballantyne was a prolific writer. In addition to the previously noted volumes, he wrote several other books, including An Introduction to the Diseases of Infancy: The Anatomy, Physiology and Hygiene of the Newborn Infant (1891) and The Diseases and Deformities of the Fetus, also in two volumes (1892 and 1895). He wrote more than 100 major articles between 1883 and 1901 as well as numerous (approximately 100) case reports. These articles are all catalogued in Antenatal Pathology and Hygiene.

	Seminal Articles

 
Perhaps of greatest interest to neonatologists are two articles that Ballantyne wrote at about the same time as Antenatal Pathology and Hygiene, which were important contributions at the time. Both "The Problem of the . . . [Full Text of this Article]

Alistair G.S. Philip, MD, FRCPE^*

^* Emeritus Professor of Pediatrics, Division of Neonatal and Developmental Medicine, Stanford University School of Medicine, Palo Alto, Calif

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