Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia--an appreciation.

CAPURRO, H.; BELIZÁN, J.

PAEDIATRIC AND PERINATAL EPIDEMIOLOGY.

WILEY-BLACKWELL PUBLISHING, INC

Año: 1998 vol. 12 p. 240 - 242

0269-5022

Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia was born in Montevideo (Uruguay) in 1921. He studiedand graduated with honours at the Faculty of Medicine, University of Uruguay.He was a gifted student and, while still very young, developed into anoutstanding investigator and teacher. He started his career at the PhysiologyDepartment of the Faculty of Medicine, University of Uruguay. The studies heperformed as a physiologist together with HermoÂgenes Alvarez, AssociateProfessor of Obstetrics and Gynaecology, gave rise to the Service of ObstetricPhysiology. They were pioneers in intrauterine measurement of the contractility ofthe uterus at different periods of gestation. The unit that they used (the intensity ofthe uterine contractions multiplied by their frequency over 10 min) was called theMontevideo unit and recognised all over the world.