ULO 2- Philosophy and Historical development of midwifery Flashcards
Ancient Worlds 1500 BC- 100BC
In Ancient Egypt how was a pregnancy test conducted?
- women’s urine was poured over barely and wheat
- if the seeds grew she was pregnant
Used from 4000 BC
Ancient Worlds 1500 BC- 100BC
In Ancient Egypt what did the barely and wheat represent
barely- masculinity
wheat- femininity
When was the hCG discovered
1920
Ancient Egypt
What were the positions for Birth used
- women kneeled or squatted
- wealthy women may have sat
What has modern science shown to be the best birthing position for woman and baby
Kneeling or Squatting
Ancient Egypt
What was the midwifery education
- no formal training
- learnt through an apprenticeship
When was the 1st recorded formal midwifery training school established
700 BC
Ancient Egypt
What were midwives duties in Ancient Egypt
- observing the cry of a newborn
- how to wash the baby prior to the cord being cut
- the use of a ‘wet nurse’ when the woman was unable to breastfeed
- Babies were breastfed for 3 years or more.
- Midwives also determine the baby’s fitness to survive
What evidence is there that midwives existed in Greece
Documentation Fables Texts Art Sculpture and Decorations for tombstones
Middle Ages
In western europe who helped defien and segregate the social classes
the church
Middle Ages
What were the circumstances around Midwifery Training in western europe
- education only available to noble women
- midwives received a convent education from nuns
- medicine was only studied by church clerics
Modern World
What was the purpose of Lying-in hospitals
they were established for sick women during childbirth and their babies
History
What did Luis Pasteur do
He developed and presented a germ theory that led to safer food through pasteurisation
History
What did Robert Koche do
Is the founder of modern biology
- developed ‘magic bullets’ that attacked germs
Infection (Puerperal Fever) was first identified by…
Ignaz Semmelweis
