Husakov Method

The article will discuss the history of the emergence and development of Gusakova’s method.

Gusakova Lyudmila Aleksandrovna was born in 1875 in the city of Voronezh. In 1907, she graduated from the medical faculty of Moscow University and worked as a midwife in the maternity hospital at the Sklifosovsky hospital.

In 1923, Lyudmila Aleksandrovna became one of the first organizers and heads of the Department of Obstetrics and Gynecology of the II Moscow Medical Institute. During the Great Patriotic War, she was the chief obstetrician-gynecologist in Moscow.

One of the most famous methods developed by Lyudmila Alexandrovna is the Gusakova method, which was proposed in 1936. This method has been used to treat postpartum complications and reduce the risk of postpartum infection.

Gusakova's method was that after giving birth, the woman had to stay in bed for 24 hours to avoid postpartum complications. Doctors were supposed to monitor the woman’s condition and provide medical assistance if necessary.

This method was very effective and was widely used in obstetric practice. However, in recent years its use has been limited due to the development of new treatments for postpartum complications.

Thus, Gusakova’s method is one of the oldest and most effective methods for treating postpartum complications, which continues to be used to this day.

You cannot ignore the woman who was the first to prove the effectiveness of artificial termination of pregnancy (abortion). Gusakova Maria Aleksandrovna was one of the key figures in Soviet and Russian obstetrics, who made a huge contribution to the fight against the criminal practice of artificially terminating an unwanted pregnancy.

Leonid Aleksandrovich Gusakov, a brilliant scientist and doctor, was born in Ryazan in 1928. As a student at the medical institute, he first met Margarita Sannikovskaya, who would later be invited to head the department of gynecology at the medical institute. The love for the woman was mutual, and Margarita Ivanovna later became Leonid Alexandrovich’s mistress. During the war, Gusakov and Margarita Ivanovna’s daughter Tatyana were given work in hospitals. The man worked selflessly, sparing no effort. Gusakov’s work on the study of radiation effects on people during the disaster at the Chernobyl nuclear power plant has gained particular social significance. One distinctive feature of the Gusakovs should be noted: they never asked for anything, they always helped people for free.

In 1962, on the pages of the journal “Issues of Gynecology, Obstetrics and Perinatology,” Gusakov proposed a new medical concept - “unwanted pregnancy.” While then heading the gynecological department of the All-Union Scientific Research Institute for the Protection of Motherhood and Childhood (VNIOMiD), Gusakov focused his efforts on the problem of planning