Un manuel empirique pour la formation des sages-femmes valaisannes
1994; Schwabe AG; Volume: 51; Issue: 1-2 Linguagem: Inglês
10.1163/22977953-0510102006
ISSN2297-7953
Autores Tópico(s)Historical Studies and Socio-cultural Analysis
ResumoIn the beginning of the XIXth century, midwives from Valais were trained by physicians as well as by clergymen. In the present article, an unusual handbook on delivery is presented; it was written in 1827 by a parish priest. This original empirical manuscript was discovered in an agriculture book in the archives of the parish of Ayent. The text appears to be very representative of the clergymen’s concerns regarding midwives’ education. The characteristics of this empirical manual are the importance devoted to the new-born’s baptism, the omnipresence of death and finally the frequent use of wine in the composition of several medicines.
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