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Description: | DEFINITION OF WHAT A MIDWIFE SHOULD BE Soranus of Ephesus 98-138AD "That woman is capable of becoming a midwife who is educated, who is clever and has a strong memory, who is industrious and well mannered, and in general a woman who has acute senses, is able-bodied and active. She must be educated so that she may comprehend theory as well as practice. She must be clever so that she may easoly follow what is being said and done. She must have a strong memory so that she may retain everything she learns, as learning depends on comprehension and memory. She must be hard working so that she may face anything that occurs with coolness and perserverence. She must be decent because people's households and the secrets of their lives are entrusted to her, for a person with low morale may may use such information for evil purposes. A midwife must have acute and lively senses because there are some things she must see, other she must ask about and hear, and others she must sense through touch. She must be able-bodied so that she may perform her duties easily. She must be active and supple, because she suffers many hardships in the practice of her art and is subjected to a double task. such should a good midwife be. (written in ink on the paper inside the frame) MANU Unsigned. Early 20th century This is a notice which would have been displayed in the college. | License: | http://www.hmag.gla.ac.uk/spirit/rights/ | Publisher: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Rights holder: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Subjects: | NOTICE : MEDICAL : NURSING : GLASGOWCOLLEGEOFNURSING : MIDEWIFE : TEACHING : TRAINING : | Source: | Hunterian Museum | Creator: | Hunterian Museum and Art Gallery, University of Glasgow | Identifier: | http://www.huntsearch.gla.ac.uk/cgi-bin/... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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