Women emerge from the shadows

Women emerge from the shadows

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Language(s):
English
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Midwifery
Nurse Midwives
Nurses
World Health Organization.
Abstract:
Interior view: assistant nurses in traditional Yemeni costume study childbirth during midwifery classes. Verso: WHO/8856. Yemen- Nurse Training. Women Emerge from the Shadows. In the Eastern Mediterrean Region, the statue of women is changing. They are becoming "persons" in their own right. In public health, this improved status of women of importance, because of the increasingly active part ther are taking in health programs and their greater influence in family and public life. Not antisepsis but tradition has these assistant nurses swathed in white. They are some of the first group of twelve to obtain their diploma are the Health Centre in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. They are now working in the Sanaa's health services but also attend midwifery classes daily.
Copyright:
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Copyright Information:
World Health Organization; World Health Organization website
Extent:
1 photoprint.
NLM Unique ID:
101437096 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013703
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101437096