Biography:
– Pink qualified MRCS and LRCP in 1917 from St Thomas Hospital
– House Surgeon at St. Thomas Hospital and General Lying-in Hospital, York Road
– Co-founded Stonefield Maternity Home in Blackheath, London in 1920
– Specialized in obstetrics at Stonefield Maternity Home
– Conducted clinical trials on babies at Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital
Vegetarianism:
– Advised patients at Stonefield Maternity Home to be vegetarian
– Promoted a lacto-vegetarian diet rich in fruit and uncooked vegetables
– Argued for obtaining vitamin B from wholemeal bread and wheat germ
– Stated that a vegetarian diet offered immunity from complications of childbirth
– Reported successful results of children on a plant-based diet in The Vegan magazine
Animal Welfare:
– Concerned about animal welfare and was an anti-vivisectionist
– Defended naturopathy and was influenced by Maximilian Bircher-Benner’s dietary views
– Held unorthodox opinions about disease and the existence of etheric matter
– Believed infectious diseases were caused by disobedience of nature’s laws
– Advocated natural hygiene methods like a vegetarian diet and good sanitation
Medical Contributions:
– Conducted clinical trials at Great Ormond Street Childrens Hospital
– Specialized in obstetrics at Stonefield Maternity Home
– Promoted methods of natural hygiene for health
– Defended naturopathy and advocated for a vegetarian diet
– Believed in the influence of etheric dirt on the etheric body
Professional Affiliations:
– Co-founded Stonefield Maternity Home in Blackheath, London
– Lectured at Bath Theosophical Lodge
– Became President of the Croydon Vegetarian Society in 1939
– Was Secretary of the Somerset Vegetarian Society
– Brother Wilfred Langrish Pink was an otolaryngologist in South Africa
Cyril Valentine Pink (1894–1965) M.R.C.S., L.R.C.P. was a British obstetrician, naturopath, Theosophist, and vegetarianism activist. Pink was an early medical advocate of natural childbirth. He was the co-founder of Stonefield Maternity Home and was a disciple of Maximilian Bircher-Benner.
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| Born | 1894 |
| Died | 1965 |
| Occupation(s) | Obstetrician, writer |