HIST 1010

HIST 1010 - HISTORY OF MIDWIFERY - 1 cr.

DESCRIPTION:

The purpose of this course is to give students an overview of the history of midwifery, with culminating in an idea/project to instigate change in the future. Students will also have the chance to practice writing and using the APA format.

LEARNING OBJECTIVES:

1. Students will understand the evolution in childbirth practices throughout known history

2. Students will evaluate the changes of the role of midwives and power imbalances among gender, socioeconomic status, religious status, etc. and the impact on parental and fetal health and outcomes.

3. Students will choose three practices of modern obstetrics or midwifery practice to examine from an evidence-based perspective

4. Students will explore African American midwifery history, or the history of midwifery of another American ethnic group of their choosing. They will understand how advances in prenatal and birth care have been used to reinforce dominant paradigms of privilege.

5. Students will examine historical practices of midwifery and contextualize the roots of modern midwifery practices

6. Students will begin to examine the problems with the maternal health care delivery system in the United States.

7. Students will explore modern midwifery initiatives in the United States and Abroad.

8. Students will explore their chosen communities for gaps in maternal health care and prepare a midwifery initiative to address an issue of their choosing.

ASSIGNMENTS:

Paper:

• Power, Politics, and Health

Presentation:

• Compare and Contrast Childbirth Tools and Practices