Midwifery is one of the oldest professions that began with the existence of humanity.
5000 BC Pictures of women squatting and straining and midwives helping them are seen.
Midwives; In every era of the Turks, they were a highly respected and well-lived professional who served women giving birth. Midwives were trained in the master-apprentice system. In the Central Asian Turks, birth was given importance and women gave birth with midwives they trusted. The midwife who helped the woman during birth was seen as a goddess (Umay Ana). In the Ottomans, it is possible to divide midwives into 3 main groups; Palace midwives, polite midwives, and public midwives. In the Ottomans, every midwife had a birthing chair. At that time, doctors generally did not perform births, but had to know information about obstetrics.
1920 The Ministry of Health (Ministry of Health) was established. The first minister was Dr. Adnan Adıvar. 1920 In order to meet the midwifery needs of places outside of Istanbul, girls who graduated from primary school received midwifery education for 2 years in Kızılay barracks. Later, education continued in different schools.
1961-1962 Village midwifery schools were separated from maternity hospitals and an education system was adopted in which institutional information that provided 3 years of regular education was received at school and practices were given in maternity hospitals.
1963 Law on Socialization of Health Services was accepted. Directive No. 154, regarding the implementation of services in regions where health services were socialized, made the first duty analysis of midwives.
1975 Midwife-nurse programs were prepared.
1978 Village midwifery schools were closed.
1978 S.M.L. midwifery departments continued education for 4 years.
1985-1986 With the protocol of the Ministry of Higher Education Council, 2-year Health Vocational Schools education programs were put into practice.
In the 1997-1998 academic year, midwifery programs at Health Vocational Schools were increased to a 4-year undergraduate degree.
