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Midwives in České Budějovice at the turn of the 19th and the 20th century
LIŠKOVÁ, Lenka
This bachelor work is focused on working of midwives acting at the turn of the nineteenth and the twentieth century in České Budějovice. It was time when demands for hygiene increased and new knowledge in midwifery were emerging. Risk of woman and child dying during birth decreased. Although number of obstetrician was growing, were services of the midwives in the end of the nineteenth century and in the early twentieth century still plentifully sought out. Basic sources of this work are instructions and official protocols from 1887-1925, which concern about midwives working in České Budějovice, and church birth registry from 1900 run by St. Nicholas Church in České Budějovice. Furthermore scientific monographies and magazine articles refering to history of midwifery were used.
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Midwifery activities from Pacov parish in the second half of the 19. century
Kubíčková, Kristýna ; Štěpánová, Irena (advisor) ; Dědovský, Daniel (referee)
The main theme of the thesis submitted is the midwifery practice in Pacov parish surroundings in the period of the 2nd half of the 19th century. Based on the studies of professional literature and archival files of diverse nature, the motivation of women to choose a midwife's profession, their education at Charles-Ferdinand University, but also the socioprofessional structure of their clientage, the issues of wages, emergency christenings, godparenthood avd many others, were studied. Using a micro-historical method, a group of 5 midwives, who got involved not only in Pacov, but also in other villages assigned to its parish, was monitored. Inspiration by historical demography is noticeable particularly in the chapters, in which the frequency of assistances at births of each of the midwives, or their filling in the role of godmothers are monitored.
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Symbols of exclusion from society in folk tradition
JUŘICOVÁ, Iveta
The dissertation titled Symbols of exclusion from society in folk tradition concentrates on the interaction of symbols and folk tradition. It explores the way the phenomenon of love and death is traditionally viewed in the Czech country, namely during the Middle Ages and modern times. The main focus of this dissertation is on the social roles of women, although it also shows proof of social exclusion of a man as an executioner. To demonstrate the reasons behind excluding individuals on the outskirts of society, the author also gives short characteristics of the views on the issue of chastity, traditional expectations of fulfilling the female social roles - as virgins, wives and mothers. The author then gives examples of behavior which, in folk tradition, were looked upon as impure/virtueless.
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"Help for Pregnant Women as well as Women in Childbed and Pueperium" (Picture of Midwife in South Bohemia in 18th and 19th Century)
HRACHOVÁ, Helena
The objective of this diploma thesis is to map one of the evolution periods of midwifery with regards to the previous era of this profession and to emphasize the transformation of a non-professional granny to a serious medical occupation in the South Bohemian region. The first part of the thesis is dedicated to the development of midwifery from its beginning to the 20th century and the outline of the role of a midwife throughout the centuries. Based not only on available literature but on the original handbooks and archival resources as well, the particular chapters focus on physical as well as character requirements of the midwives, their duties, and activities related to birth giving. The thesis also looks into the alleged rituals that formed an integral part of child delivery. To sum up, a midwife is portrayed on many levels in order to get a better idea of women who performed their midwifery service and often dedicated their lives to it.
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