RT Journal Article SR Electronic T1 Sir Leonard Parsons of Birmingham (1879–1950) and antenatal paediatrics JF Archives of Disease in Childhood - Fetal and Neonatal Edition JO Arch Dis Child Fetal Neonatal Ed FD BMJ Publishing Group Ltd and Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health SP F65 OP F67 DO 10.1136/fn.86.1.F65 VO 86 IS 1 A1 P M Dunn YR 2002 UL http://fn.bmj.com/content/86/1/F65.abstract AB Born and educated in the Midlands, Sir Leonard Parsons made major contributions to the field of paediatrics in that area and played a leading role in the regional organisation of this specialty throughout the United Kingdom in the later years of his life. He was a founder member and later President of the British Paediatric Association, and later became Vice-President of the International Pediatric Congress and the President of the paediatric section of the Royal Society of Medicine.