Alexandra General Hospital in Athens: Historical Connections to the Greek Royal Family

Princess Alexandra of Greece (1870-1891), the eldest daughter of King George I of Greece (1845-1913), was known as the “beloved daughter of the Athenians”. Her death at the age of 21 in 1891 due to a pregnancy complication caused nationwide grief. To honour her, the Alexandra Maternity Hospital in A...

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Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Michaleas, Spyros N, Laios, Konstantinos, Nikolakakis, Ioannis, Dimitriadis, Ioannis, Karamanou, Marianna, Poulakou-Rebelakou, Effie
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2022
Materias:
Obstetrics/Gynecology
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9878353/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36712706
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.32985
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Sumario:Princess Alexandra of Greece (1870-1891), the eldest daughter of King George I of Greece (1845-1913), was known as the “beloved daughter of the Athenians”. Her death at the age of 21 in 1891 due to a pregnancy complication caused nationwide grief. To honour her, the Alexandra Maternity Hospital in Athens was named in her memory. Affiliated with the University of Athens, Alexandra Maternity Hospital researches pregnancy and newborn care, including complications and maternal mortality. Today, the hospital contains various clinical and laboratory departments providing patients with exceptional health care.

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