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Authors:
Gospodinova, R.; Dimitrova, S.
Title:
Professional midwifery education in Bulgaria at the turn of XX century: a historical perspective
Date of Issue:
2024
Is Part of:
Trakia Journal of Sciences: Series Social Sciences, Vol. 22, No2, pp 154-157
Publisher:
Тракийски университет - Стара Загора
Identifiers:
1313-3551 [issn]
Type:
Article
Language:
eng
Subject:
history; midwifery; maternal care; education; история; акушерство; майчинство; образование; България
Abstract:
The goal of this article is torecount the birth and development of midwifery and maternal care education in Bulgaria after the Bulgarian Liberation at the end of XIX and the beginning of the XX century. The researchers set the followingtasks: 1) to present the main reasons for the emergence of professional midwifery education in post-Liberation Bulgaria; 2) to show the place and role of the first professionally trained midwives in Bulgaria; 3) to outline the seminal work of notable personalities for the development of professional midwifery care.Historical method was used, secondary historical sources, documents and scientific papers were reviewed.Conclusions: Professional midwifery education helped the introduction and spread of modern Obstetrics/Gynecology medicine, which lead to decrease in maternal and infant mortality and slowly improved quality of life for Bulgarian women and children. Bulgarian nationals educated abroad brought to the country the scientific foundation and best practices in maternal health care.
