Abstract

RODRIGUEZ PORTILLA, Natalia Emilia; CASTANO MOLINA, Mª Ángeles  and  MARTINEZ ROCHE, Mª Emilia. Influence of gender on midwifery training in the Twentieth Century. Index Enferm [online]. 2014, vol.23, n.3, pp.171-175. ISSN 1699-5988.  https://dx.doi.org/10.4321/S1132-12962014000200012.

Objective: analyze the influence of gender in midwifery training in Twentieth Century. The turning point is the Decree of January 18, 1957. Methods: this work is a qualitative study using a phenomenological approach. Thirteen in-depth interviews were conducted to midwives and some laws were analyzed. Results: the 1957 decree that established the specialization of midwives for female Sanitary Technical Assistant will be a change, will expand the learnings of these professionals and will require more effort in their lives. Although midwives felt themselves well-trained it was not enough to be recognized as an autonomous profession until the XXI century. Conclusion: gender will be decisive in midwives training. Women immersed in a female profession have been demanded unequal legislative requirements to other professionals.

Keywords : Midwife; Training; Woman; Gender.