Aspasia the Physician

Aspasia (fl. 1st century CE) was an ancient Greek physician who worked in obstetrics and gynecology. She developed a technique for moving a breech baby to ease delivery. She also worked on preventative medicine with pregnant women.^[1]

References

1. ↑ Ogilvie, Marilyn Bailey (1986). Women in science : antiquity through the nineteenth century : a biographical dictionary with annotated bibliography (3. print. ed.). Cambridge, Mass.: MIT Press. ISBN 0-262-15031-X.