Rinaldo de Lamare (1910 in Santos, São Paulo – 2002 in Rio de Janeiro) was a Brazilian physician who specialized in

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and a writer of books on child health and care for the general public. His family was of Danish and Norman origins. His father, Victor de Lamare, was an engineer. Aged 16 he moved to Rio de Janeiro, to prepare himself to study medicine at the medical school of the

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. His best known book, "A Vida do Bebê" (The Baby's Life) has sold more than 6,5 million copies in 41 editions. He revised and updated the book a number of times, and it is considered the best reference for Brazilian parents. He was a strong proponent of what he considered the three greatest breakthroughs in child health:

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s and

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. He was also the first to introduce the use of a simple recipe for a home care isotonic and nutritive solution for the treatment of infant

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, which was a big killer in the first half of the 20th century in Brazil. Dr. de Lamare was a member and president of the Brazilian

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and member of the

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, a member and president of the Sociedade Brasileira de Pediatria (1948–1949) and full professor at Pontifical Catholic University. From 1964 to 1965 he was also a director of the National Child Department of the Ministry of Health. Dr de Lamare had a busy private practice in Rio, with more than 60,000 patients on record. He stopped practising after 1985, when he underwent a heart bypass operation.

Books

* ''A Vida do Bebê'' * ''Diario do Bebê Rosa'' * ''Diário do Bebê: Eu e os Meus Primeiros Anos'' * ''A Grávida e o Bebê: da Concepção ao Parto'' * ''A Vida de Nossos Filhos (2 a 16 Anos)''

References

External links

* Dalevi, A
The Pediatrician of Us All
A biographical article in English about Dr. Rinaldo de Lamare. 1910 births 2002 deaths People from Santos, São Paulo Brazilian pediatricians Brazilian male writers Brazilian people of Italian descent Federal University of Rio de Janeiro alumni Academic staff of the Pontifical Catholic University of Rio de Janeiro {{Brazil-med-bio-stub