Midwifery in ancient Greece, midwife or gynaecologist-obstetrician?

G. TsoucalasHistory of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens;History of Medicine, Medical School, University of ThessalyCorrespondence[email protected]

M. KaramanouHistory of Medicine Department, Medical School, University of Athens, Athens

M. SgantzosHistory of Medicine, Medical School, University of Thessaly;Department of Anatomy, Medical School, University of Thessaly, Larisa, Greece

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