Besim Ömer: Founder of the first modern maternity hospital and midwifery education in Turkey

The First Maternity Hospital in Turkey was founded in 1892, next to the Medical School in Demirkapi, Istanbul. It was inaugurated by Besim Ömer who went to France in 1887 to study, was very impressed with the practices there and when he returned home, he made great efforts to open the first maternit...

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Main Author: Asiye Kocatürk
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: European Publishing 2020-06-01
Series:European Journal of Midwifery
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Online Access:http://www.journalssystem.com/ejm/BESIM-OMER-FOUNDER-OF-FIRST-MODERN-MATERNITY-HOSPITAL-AND-MIDWIFERY-EDUCATION-IN,120111,0,2.html