Sources for the history of gynecology and obstetrics in Brazil

Abstract This article contributes to the debate about the medicalization of childbirth in Brazil through a literature review of databases of Brazilian libraries. Its main goal is to enable the systematized availability of specialized scientific publications in gynecology and obstetrics in the twentieth century, especially 1900 to 1950. In view of the importance of the analysis of journals in the development of scientific knowledge in Brazil and the importance of specialized journals in constituting and developing medical specializations, details of these archives are presented, including their location, when they were published, and where they were produced, paying particular attention to the archive in the library of the Teaching Maternity Hospital (Maternidade-Escola) of the Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro.

摘要 本研究通过对巴西图书馆馆藏数据库开展文献综述，参与巴西分娩医疗化议题的学术探讨。本研究的核心目标在于实现20世纪（尤其1900年至1950年）妇产科（gynecology and obstetrics）专业学术出版物的系统化可及性。鉴于期刊分析对巴西科学知识发展的重要意义，以及专业期刊在构建与发展医学专科体系中的关键作用，本研究梳理了这批馆藏档案的详细信息，包括其馆藏地点、出版时序与产出地域，并特别聚焦于里约热内卢联邦大学（Universidade Federal do Rio de Janeiro）教学助产医院（Maternidade-Escola）图书馆的馆藏档案。