PRESENTED BY :
RAJIYA BEHNA(M.Sc
Nursing)

FROM
PRESENTEDBY,
MIS. RAJIYABEHNA
M.SC. NURSING
BATCH2020-2022
ASSISSTANT LECTURER
DEPARTMENTOF OBSTETRIC& GYNECOLOY
NURSING
SCHOOLOF NURSINGANDPARAMEDICAL
SCIENCE

INTRODUCTION
 Obstetrics word came from a latin word
OBSTERIX means MIDWIFE
 Midwifery , also known as obstetrics is
a health science and heath profession
that deals with pregnancy, childbirth
and the postpartum period (including
care of newborn), besides sexual and
reproductive health of women
throughout their lives.

TERMINOLOGY
 Midwifery:-Midwifery is the knowledge necessary to
perform the duties of midwife.
 Obstetrics:-Obstetrics is that branch of medicine
which deals with the management of Pregnancy
labour and puerperium.
 Gynecology:- Gynecology is that branch of medical
science which treats dieses of the reproductive
organs.
 Reproduction:- Reproduction means process by
which a fully developed offspring of its kind to
produced.
 Pregnancy:-Pregnancy is a state of caring fetus
inside the uterus by a women from conception to birth.

CONT…..
 Gestation:-Gestation means pregnancy.
 Gravida :- Gravida is a state of pregnancy
irrespective of its duration.
 Multipara:-Multipara refers to women who
has give in birth more then once.
 Nullipara :- Nullipara is the women who has
not give in birth before.
 Primigravida :- Primigravida is a women
caring first pregnancy .
 Multigravida:-Multigravida is women caring
pregnancy more then once.

DEVELOPMENT OF MIDWIFERY IN INDIA
 MIDWFERY IN INDIA BEFORE
INDEPENDENCY
 The indigenous village dais were the key
persons to perform delivery why helping the
women during child birth and also act as
consultant.
 First training school for dais was established in
1877 by Miss Hewlett, in English Missionary.
 1926, Madras registration of Nurses and
Midwives act was passed to promote role of
Registered midwifes for service during

MIDWIFERY IN INDEPENDENT INDIA
 In 1946, the Bhore committee laid stress on the need for qualified
midwives, Heath visitors and the training dais.
 In1955, Shetty committee recommended the training of auxiliary
Nurse Midwife (ANMs) in health centers for maternal child health
services, provided their wore adequate health visitors to supervise
them.
 In1947, the first step the Indian Nursing council took after
Inspection was to combine the Nursing and the Midwifery courses
Into a single course.
 The course was designed to be of three and a half year duration,
with the entry qualification being 10th class.
 These ANMs were designed as female health workers. They were
specially trained midwifery and child health care services.
 Government of India also Invested heaveily in the training of dais.

CONT…..
 In 1946, the Bhore committee laid stress on the need for
qualified midwives, Heath visitors and the training dais.
 In1955, Shetty committee recommended the training of
auxiliary Nurse Midwife (ANMs) in health centers for
maternal child health services, provided their wore adequate
health visitors to supervise them.
 In1947, the first step the Indian Nursing council took after
Inspection was to combine the Nursing and the Midwifery
courses Into a single course.
 The course was designed to be of three and a half year
duration, with the entry qualification being 10th class.
 These ANMs were designed as female health workers. They
were specially trained midwifery and child health care
services.
 Government of India also Invested heaveily in the training of
dais.

DEFINITION OF MIDWIFE
 According to WHO IN 1992:- Midwife is a
person who has been regularly admitted to a
midwifery educational program, duly
recognized In the country in which it is
located, has successfully completed the
prescribed courses or studies in midwifery
and has acquired the requisite qualification to
be registered and or legally licensed to
practice midwifery.