Original scientific paper

MIDWIVES IN BROD NA SAVI (CROATIA) IN 19th CENTURY

Vesna Ćosić ; Poliklinika Ćosić, Slavonski Brod, Hrvatska
Stella Fatović Ferenčić ; Hrvatska akademija znanosti i umjetnosti. Odsjek za povijest medicinskih znanosti, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Blaženka Miškić ; Medicinski fakultet Osijek, Sveučilište J.J.Strossmayera Osijek, Osijek, Hrvatska

Abstract

The development of population policy and health legislation as a result of government, the need for more young, healthy, working and military active population, resulted in the education of all health workers including midwives, legal regulation of their work, increasing their number and training of midwifery profession. With the development of this profession conditions of women giving birth, pregnancy and birth control were gradually improved,
and thus influenced the birth rate and mortality of the population and the natural growth.
On the example of the town of Brod na Savi one can see that it was time-consuming and controlled development of the midwifery profession in the region, which have affected the poor socio-economic conditions, poor climatic conditions, and the presence of the border and the consequent large-scale migration of the population.
It is important to note that the foundations for population policies and the observed midwifery profession enabled the development of the same in the coming period.

Keywords

midwife; 19th century; health legislation; the Military Border; Slavonski Brod (Brod na Savi)

Hrčak ID:

152036

URI

https://hrcak.srce.hr/152036

Publication date:

15.12.2015.

Article data in other languages: croatian

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