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Roberto Caldeyro-Barcia (26 September 1921 – 2 November 1996) was a Uruguayan doctor who pioneered the field of maternal-fetal medicine or perinatology. His research with Dr. Hermógenes Alvarez created Montevideo units a measure of uterine performance during labor. He was a founding editor of the Journal of Perinatal Medicine a widely published author a lecturer and as of 2010 the only Uruguayan to be nominated for a Nobel Prize.

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active years end year
1996-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
active years start year
1947-01-01T00:00:00+02:00
birth date
1921-09-26
birth place
Montevideo, Uruguay
death date
1996-11-02
education
University of the Republic (Uruguay)
institution
Uruguay, University of the Republic (Uruguay)
known for
Montevideo units
profession
Physician

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