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00976 - History of Medicine

Academic Year 2021/2022

                
                        Docente:
                        Annagiulia Gramenzi
                    
                        Credits:
                        2
                    
                        SSD:
                        MED/02
                    
                        Language:
                        Italian
                    
                        Teaching Mode:
                        Traditional lectures
                        
                            Campus:
                            Bologna
                        
                            Corso:
                            First cycle degree programme (L) in
                            Midwifery (cod. 9201)

                            Teaching resources on Virtuale

Learning outcomes

Upon successfully completing this course, students will be able to describe and understand key themes in the history of the history of obstetrics and gynaecology and to discuss the historical development of the notion of sexuality.

Course contents

This course introduces students to key themes and approaches in the history of obstetrics from the prehistory to today, from midwives to obstetricians. We will explore how control of childbirth has moved from women themselves to medical professionals. We will discuss the ways in which women have sought to re-assert control of childbirth in recent years. We will examine the social relationship between a woman and her birth attendant, midwifery as a female institution, childbirth and female bonding, and the relationships between the professionalization and developement of medicine and changes in the status of women.

Readings/Bibliography

A pdf of the powerpoint presentation will be available on "Insegnamenti Online" after each lecture. Pdfs of the powerpoint presentations of the lectures will be the material to be reviewed for the written exam.

The following readings are recommended if you want to explore further the topics covered in class but they will not be part of the written exam.

Books:

- LIPPI D. Storia della medicina. Per il corso di laurea triennale per ostetrici, CLUEB

- CAFFARATTO T. M. La ginecologia nei secoli, Edizioni Minerva Medica

- PANCINO C. Il bambino e l'acqua sporca. Storia dell'assistenza al parto dalle mammane alle ostetriche, Franco Angeli

- Conforti M, Corbellini G, Gazzaniga V. Dalla cura alla scienza. EncycloMedia, EBOOK. 2011

Teaching methods

Lectures with slides.

Assessment methods

Exam with multiple choice questions.

The test consists of 4-choice questions. Only one answer is correct. There are no penalties for wrong or blank answers.

The test must be completed in 45 minutes.

Teaching tools

Power point presentations.
Critical readings of historical sources
Presentation of short movies
Visit to Palazzo Poggi Museum and/or Luigi Cattaneo Anatomical Wax Museum of Bologna (if possible)

Office hours

See the website of Annagiulia Gramenzi

SDGs

This teaching activity contributes to the achievement of the Sustainable Development Goals of the UN 2030 Agenda.