@2024 Afarand., IRAN

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ISSN: 2251-8215    Sarem Journal of Reproductive Medicine 2018;2(3):

Instrument & Methods Before foundation of the midwifery school, there was no classical education on ‎midwifery and only traditional midwives undertook this responsibility. The lack ‎of knowledge in this field led to the high rate of maternal and neonatal mortality. ‎The aim of this study was to explore a historical period of midwifery education, in ‎which the maternal and neonatal mortality rate decreased. Lack of exploration on ‎the history of midwifery education in Iran and lack of information about its ‎process are the deficits of Iranian medical history. In order to achieve the ‎historical evidence on the midwifery history in Iran, the documents of formal ‎midwifery education available at the National Library and Archives Organization ‎of Iran were reviewed.‎
Conclusion Midwifery in Iran was performed traditionally and based on the personal ‎experiences of people up to 1919. In this year, Mirza Ahmad Khan ‎Nassiroddowleh, the Minister of Education, ordered that the French high school ‎for girls called "Franco-Prussian" be changed to "Dar-Al-Moallemat" and 10 ‎students of the high school go to the women's hospital 3 days a week to study ‎midwifery and gynecological diseases. Dr. Mathilde Dremps was recruited as a ‎gynecologist to teach them; thus, the midwifery school was founded. After that, ‎even the traditional midwives were requested to pass the exams.‎