An introduction to Michele Savonarola’s (1385–1446) treatise entitled Ad mulieres ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium et noviter natorum usque ad septennium
An introduction to Michele Savonarola’s (1385–1446) treatise entitled Ad mulieres ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium et noviter natorum usque ad septennium

Summary/Abstract: Michele Savonarola’s treatise entitled Ad mulieres ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium et noviter natorum usque ad septennium is one of the most important 15th century Italian works on gynecol- ogy, obstetrics and pediatrics. In addition to detailed information about pregnancy, the mother’s lifestyle, childbirth, care of the mother and the child from birth until the age of seven years, the main novelty of the treatise lies in the use of everyday language and the fact that the work was addressed mainly to women. Recognizing that contemporary women had low levels of knowledge, Savonarola wrote his treatise in plain language that was easy to understand. Ad mulieres ferrarienses de regimine pregnantium was to serve as a “guide” to provide women with the necessary knowledge and to reduce mortality among pregnant women and children.

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