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“poor theoretical instruction.” 346 To allow these midwives to “make up for the deficiencies of<br />

their training” and to apply for government registration, the FNMS opened a Refresher Course.<br />

By 1932, this program had 14 students from five different midwifery schools. 347 Midwives who<br />

had successfully completed the course were eligible to be licensed and registered with the<br />

government. The course consisted of the following:<br />

Course name Total Hours<br />

Duties of the midwife………………. 2<br />

Examination of pregnant woman……2<br />

Equipment and supplies for delivery 2<br />

Methods of aseptic delivery…………2<br />

Care of the newbborn infant…………2<br />

Care of the postpartum mother……..2<br />

Physiology of normal presentation….2<br />

Pathology of abnormal presentation….1<br />

Anatomy and physiology of<br />

the female genitals…………..1<br />

Midwifery……………………………3<br />

Care and prevention of infant’s<br />

and children’s diseases………1<br />

How to deal with and prevent<br />

abnormal cases from the<br />

midwife’s point of view……..4<br />

Total ……………………………….24<br />

In addition, each student received practical experience in handling five delivery cases on<br />

average of four hours each (20 hours), plus 20 hours of antenatal clinic and 30 hours of<br />

postpartum visits (six hours per each of the five delivery cases), for a total of 94 hours of<br />

346 "Second Annual Report, FNMS."<br />

347 Ibid.<br />

140

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