Norwegian pediatrician
Kirsten Utheim Toverud |
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Born | (1890-01-10)10 January 1890
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Died | 12 July 1949(1949-07-12) (aged 59)
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Nationality | Norwegian |
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Occupation | Pediatrician |
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Relatives | Trygve Utheim (brother) |
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Kirsten Utheim Toverud (10 January 1890 – 12 July 1949) was a Norwegian pediatrician.
Personal life
Toverud was born on 10 January 1890 in Veblungsnes, to businessman Bergsvein Utheim and Anette Toenberg, and was a sister of Trygve Utheim. She married odontologist Guttorm Toverud [no] in 1922.[1]
Career
Toverud graduated as cand.med. in 1916, and dr.med. in 1923, the third woman in Norway to graduate with a doctor degree in medicine.[2]
Her research focused on children's diseases, in particular nutritional disturbances. She was engaged in public health and social medicine. On her initiative, Norwegian Women's Public Health Association opened a station for guiding pregnant women in 1925, the first such in Norway. She chaired the Norwegian Society of Pediatricians from 1934 to 1936.[1]
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