昭和30年代の妊婦の暮らしとお産-島根県での聞き取り調査から-

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For midwives who support child birth process, it is valuable to have knowledge of circumstances in the past, i.e., the manners and customs related to childbirth, lifestyle, and the methods of delivery in earlier times. This will help current midwives enhance their knowledge about the significance of the roles and career of midwives. Therefore, we investigated the lifestyle of women and midwives' role through an interview of an elderly midwife who worked in the early Showa 30's (around 1955 to 1960) when home delivery was common. We presumed such information would be useful to a review of the role of midwives who currently work as staff members in hospitals. While midwifery methods and places of employment have changed over time, the interview revealed that the midwife's desire to be compassionate and sensitive to the pregnant woman and her family remains constant both now and in the past.