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- Title
OBIČAJI PRI POROĐAJU I TRETMAN DECE I NJIHOVIH MAJKI TOKOM PRVE POLOVINE XX VEKA.
- Authors
Stojanović - Jovanović, Biljana; Jovanović, Stevan
- Abstract
Serbia at the beginning of the twentieth century recorded the highest child mortality in Europe. The lives and health of women and newborns were threatened by the births that took place at home and especially illegal abortions that were conducted without the presence of doctors, carried out by persons who were not trained, even in advanced stages of pregnancy. The lack of hygienic conditions in Serbia was the main cause of maternal and infant deaths at birth and in the first months after birth - perhaps because, as stated at the "National Health", during child labor "an infant falls to the ground and gets hurt". The understanding of the child's needs and the overall level of care in the twentieth century were considerably lower than today, mainly due to the underdeveloped economic basis of the society. With the development of the civil society in Serbia and later the establishment of the Kingdom of Yugoslavia, the trends of some European countries were accepted with some delay. The activities of civil and religious voluntary associations were focused on the assistance and health education of mothers on the proper care of children. In the middle of the century, the responsibility for the care and up-bringing of children exceeded the domain of parents and family and started being shared with the society as a whole. The society was getting more sensitive to the children and their needs. Health education of women was related to health care and fight against ignorance and poor hygiene habits in underdeveloped and patriarchal environments.
- Publication
Timocki Medicinski Glasnik, 2016, Vol 41, Issue 2, p146
- ISSN
0350-2899
- Publication type
Article