MALTA EBELİK EĞİTİMİ - TARİHİ BİR BAKIŞ

Year 2021, Volume: 4 Issue: 2, 167 - 175, 31.12.2021

Rita Borg Xuereb

Abstract

"Ebe" kelimesinin İngilizce’de "kadınla birlikte", Fransızca'da “bilge kadın”, anlamına gelen iki varyasyonundan söz edilirir. Uluslararası Ebeler Konfederasyonu (ICM), her doğurgan kadının kendisi ve yeni doğmuş bebek için ebelik bakımına erişebileceği bir dünya öngörüyor ve ICM'nin misyonu, kadınların nerede yaşadıklarına ve ekonomik durumlarına bakılmaksızın doğru ve saygın erişime sahip olmalarını sağlamaya odaklanıyor. doğum bakımı. Ebelik bakımının kalitesi, kadınların, bebeklerin ve ailelerin fiziksel, psikolojik, duygusal, sosyal ve ruhsal ihtiyaçlarını karşılayan, elverişli bir ortamda faaliyet gösteren yetkin profesyonellere ihtiyaç duyan karmaşık bir kavramdır. Malta'da çağdaş ebelik lisans derecesine sahiptir. Malta Üniversitesi Ebelik Bölümü tarafından sunulan 4 yıllık doğrudan giriş programı ile (Hons) seviyesi. Ebelik eğitimi, bakım, güçlendirme, ortaklık, liderlik, holizm ve benzersizliğe ve kültürel çeşitliliğe saygı kavramlarını ve ilkelerini bütünleştirir. Ebeliğin püf noktası teori ve pratiktir, bu nedenle öğrenciler maruz kalır ve teoriyi pratiğe dökmeye teşvik edilir. Ebeler kadınları güçlendirmeye ve toplumsal cinsiyet eşitliği için çalışır. Program, Malta Hemşireler ve Ebeler Konseyi tarafından akredite edilmiştir. Dini kökenlerinde, Malta'da doğurganlık tanrıçası statüsü olarak kabul edilen, Mesih'ten binlerce yıl öncesine dayanan, bir tür ebeliğin zaten gelişmekte olduğunu ima eden bir şey buluyoruz. Makale, 17. yüzyıla kadar uzanan ve Malta'daki ebeliğin çağdaş sosyokültürel bağlamını yansıtan Malta'da ebelik eğitiminin gelişimine tarihsel bir bakış sunmayı amaçlamaktadır.

Keywords

Ebelik eğitimi, müfredat, sosyo-kültürel bağlam, yeterlilikler, tarihsel perspektif, toplum ebeliği

MIDWIFERY EDUCATION IN MALTA – A HISTORICAL PERSPECTIVE

Abstract

The significance of the word ‘midwife’ means ‘with woman’ in English, ‘wise woman’ in French, just to mention two variations. The International Confederation of Midwives (ICM), envisions a world where every childbearing woman has access to midwifery care for herself and her newborn and ICM’s mission focuses on ensuring that women irrespective of where they live, and their economic status have access to right and respectable maternity care. Quality of midwifery care is a complex concept which demands the need for competent professionals operating within an enabling environment, to meet the physical, psychological, emotional, social and spiritual needs of women, infants and families. Contemporary midwifery in Malta is at a BSc. (Hons) level, with a 4-year direct entry programme offered by the Department of Midwifery, University of Malta. Midwifery education integrates the concepts and principles of caring, empowerment, partnership, leadership, holism and respect for uniqueness and for cultural diversity. The crux of midwifery is theory and practice, hence students are exposed and encouraged to put theory to practice. Midwives strive to empower women and work towards gender equity. The programme is accredited by the Council of Nurses and Midwives, Malta. In its religious roots, we find in Malta what is considered to be the statute of the goddess of fertility, dating back to thousands of years before Christ, implying that some form of midwifery was already thriving. The paper aims to give a historical overview of the development of midwifery education in Malta, which, dates back to the 17th century, and reflects on the contemporary sociocultural context of midwifery in Malta.

Keywords

Curriculum, community midwifery, competencies, historical perspective, midwifery education, socio-cultural context

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