- Docente: Letizia Polito
- Credits: 2
- SSD: MED/02
- Language: Italian
- Teaching Mode: Traditional lectures
- Campus: Bologna
- Corso: First cycle degree programme (L) in Midwifery (cod. 9201)
Learning outcomes
At the end of the course the student has the knowledge and ability to understand the history of obstetrics, gynecology and the concept of sexuality.
Course contents
History of medicine: Prehistory; Ancient history: Egypt, Greece and Rome; Middle Ages; Modern age; Contemporary age.
History of obstetrics and gynecology.
History assistance childbirth. Breastfeeding in the course of history.
History of sexuality concept.
Readings/Bibliography
- BERNABEO R.A. Arte della Medicina, Esculapio
- COSMACINI G. L'arte lunga. Storia della medicina dall'antichità a oggi, Laterza
- LIPPI D. Storia della medicina. Per il corso di laurea triennale per ostetrici, CLUEB
- SOURNIA J.C. Storia della medicina, Edizioni Dedalo
- COSMACINI G. Storia della medicina e della sanità in Italia, Laterza
- PANCINO C. Il bambino e l'acqua sporca. Storia dell'assistenza al parto dalle mammane alle ostetriche, Franco Angeli
- CAFFARATTO T. M. La ginecologia nei secoli, Edizioni Minerva Medica
Teaching methods
Lectures
Assessment methods
The learning level will be assessed at the end of classes. The exam consists in multiple choice quiz . The results will be integrated with results obtained in the other disciplines of the course.
Teaching tools
Powerpoint
Office hours
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