Advanced Midwifery History and Philosophy

The aim of the teaching is to acquire the advanced, epistemological, clinical, methodological and evidence based midwifery capacity of:
- knowledge analysis and development in the midwifery discipline;
- identification and application models for the evaluation of midwifery theories to critically analyze them and define their potential for changing professional practice,
- analysis and evaluation clinical assistance methodology and identify evidence based results in responding to the needs of the assisted person;
- analysis and historical reconstruction of the evolution of midwifery care thinking in different periods and in different cultures.

The student will critically analyze the historical and disciplinary evolution of midwifery care in different periods and in different cultures, in order to guide the exercise of the advanced functions of the profession.
He will critically reflect on the methodology of clinical reasoning and its potential in making multidisciplinary decisions, in relation to complex health problems.
He will critically evaluate the disciplinary theories through appropriate assessment models for the intra and interprofessional definition of the potential changes in the practice.
It will critically assess health care choices, safeguarding the health of patients by developing evidence based perspectives for improvement