ПЪРВИТЕ ДИПЛОМИРАНИ АКУШЕРКИ В БЪЛГАРИЯ И ПРИНОСЪТ ИМ В МОДЕРНИЗАЦИЯТА НА ОБЩЕСТВОТО
THE FIRST GRADUATED MIDWIVES IN BULGARIA AND THEIR CONTRIBUTION TO THE MODERNIZATION OF SOCIETY

Summary/Abstract: Introduction and purpose: Rayna Popgeorgieva and Hristina Hranova are the first graduated Bulgarian midwives, but to them we can add names of prominent midwives of their time with a pronounced professional and even political position, who contributed to the development of healthcare and the modernization of society. Material and methods: documentary, historical method and review of archival documents have been used. Results and discussion: The process for establishing the midwifery profession in Bulgaria is long and difficult. The first midwives, most of them graduated abroad, contributed enormously to the implementation of this process with their knowledge and professional skills, with their persistence in spreading health education among pregnant women, mothers and women, with their persistence in defending their rights – professional, civil and even political. Among them are the first midwife of Gabrovo – Maria Pаtruncheva, the first midwife of Tarnovo – Tsonka Sabeva, the first chairperson of “Midwifes” society – Zlatina Nedeva, Victoria Bikova, Vasilka Kurteva and others. Conclusion: The contribution of the first midwives to the development of society is in several main directions: struggle for the imposition of the midwifery profession; health and educational activities and training; battle for professional rights and improving the status of midwives; active participation in the women’s movement for civil and political rights; improving health welfare in cities and villages; charity.

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