Karin Durin: Fluids as Dynamic and Organic Forces. Medical knowledge in Oliva Sabuco de Nantes This work will examine the study of organic fluids and movements in the Nueva filosofía de la naturaleza del hombre, published by Oliva Sabuco de Nantes in 1587. The representation of the internal anatomy shows the dynamics that flow back and forth, […]

Viktorya Vasilyan: A History of Breastfeeding: Its Iconography and Medical Importance During human history, infants were fed human milk for survival, either through breastfeeding by their mothers or adoptive breastfeeding by other women. From antiquity to today, breastfeeding has been valued, reflected in mythology, philosophy, art, and religion worldwide. In ancient Armenia, it was prized […]

Martina Guzzetti: Pregnant Women’s Wellbeing in Jane Sharp’s "The Midwives’ Book" (1671) Women’s health, wellbeing, and medical conditions have always been at the centre of gendered debates concerning, among other things, who has the necessary knowledge and authority to discuss and provide advice about them. Of the many branches of medicine involved in these debates, […]