Barreto, Maria Renilda Nery (Author)
História, Ciências, Saúde---Manguinhos
Volume: 15
Pages: 901--925
Edition Details: Proceedings from the conference “First Forum on the History of Science and Health: Historiographical Perspectives,” held in the Centro Federal de Educação Tecnológica da Bahia on 17 October 2006. Article also in English. English title: [Assisted Birth in 19th Century Bahia]
Language: Portuguese
This paper presents the traditions of assisted childbirth in the Brazilian state of Bahia in the 19th Century and develops the hypothesis that two obstetrical traditions coexisted in the capital, Salvador, namely the doctor-midwives - who used technical resources and knowledge acquired from obstetrics as a medical specialty - and the traditional midwives, whose know-how was purely of an empirical-sensorial nature. Despite all efforts employed by the doctors to win over the confidence of Bahian families, the midwives continued to be predominant in the art of 'delivering' children and treating female illnesses. The analysis focuses on the social and professional segments that were active in assisted birth; the role of the Bahian College of Medicine (Faculdade de Medicina da Bahia) in the training and certification of midwives and the use of newspapers as a way to legitimize the doctor-midwives; it also discusses the scant coverage of the midwives in these media.
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