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In 1802 in Paris A Hospital called Hôpital des Enfants Malades (The Hospital for Sick Children) was opened and is famed for taking care of patients only up to the age of 15
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A hospital in London, England named The Hospital for Sick Children was established on Valentine’s Day in 1852 and it was the first hospital that was devoted exclusively to the treatment of children
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The Founding of the Children's Hospital, was the first hospital in the United states that was used specifically for taking care of children and it was in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1463034/ -
A physician named Abraham Jacobi offered to give the first medical lectures on the diseases of childhood, and he was considered to be the founder of moder pediactrics https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/home-care/late-nineteenth-and-early-century-pediatrics/ -
Abraham Jacobi and A few other physicians that founded the American Medical Association formed a new organization, called the American Pediatric Society, and this helped to solidify pediatrics as a distinct branch of medicine. https://www.nursing.upenn.edu/nhhc/home-care/late-nineteenth-and-early-century-pediatrics/ -
Dr. Henry M. Seidel who was an intern at Johns Hopkins Hospital in 1946 said that the visiting hours for parents wer from 7 p.m. to 8 p.m.on Wednesdays and from 1 p.m. to 2 p.m. on Sundays, But if a child was very sick they could place them on the critical list, which gave the parents unlimited visiting privileges
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Dr. Spock was one of the most trusted names in childcare today. He was famous for his Children's books that gave advice to parents on how to listen to their children, let their kids have their individual differences, etc.
https://www.britannica.com/biography/Benjamin-Spock
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From the early 1900’s to the late 1950’s most American hospitals had strict rules that separated parents from their children to cloak them
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Pediatricians have to take at least nine years of schooling plus another three years of pediatric residency. Some pediatricians even take another two to six years of training in a sub specialty
https://my.clevelandclinic.org/health/articles/21716-what-is-a-pediatrician#:~:text=Pediatricians%20must%20attend%20at%20least,years%20training%20in%20a%20subspecialty. -
On average a pediatrician makes around $168,001 per year and the salary ranges from $107,000 to $265,000
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To become a pediatrician you have to be in school for eleven to fifteen years. You have to have your bachelors degree, then complete medical school, and complete a residency program to officially become a pediatrician.
https://www.indeed.com/career-advice/career-development/how-long-does-it-take-to-become-a-pediatrician