Midwifery school in Zadar ( 1820 – 1918 )

Zadarska primaljska škola osnovana je 1820. dekretom cara Franje I., dok je djelovati počela godinu dana nakon, 1821. godine. Zdravstvena slika Dalmacije u tom vremenu bila je vrlo loša, vladala je velika smrtnost, posebice žena i djece, dok je svega jedna primalja bila na službi u čitavoj pokrajini. Poradi tih razloga, javila se potreba za osnivanjem škole koja bi izučavala buduće primalje. Najzaslužnija osoba za njeno utemeljenje bio je dr. Andrija Mosetig, protomedik Dalmacije. Program škole sastojao se od dva semestra u trajanju osam mjeseci, podijeljen na praktični i teorijski dio. Škola je tijekom svoga rada do 1918. iznjedrila pozamašan broj diplomiranih primalja njih oko 1200., što duguje vrhunskom osoblju profesora. Oni su svojim znanjem i trudom uspjeli ostvariti nimalo lak zadatak, a to je osposobiti buduće primalje za rad, a uspjeh je još veći s obzirom da su školu često polagale nepismene djevojke s vrlo malo znanja. Dolazak Talijana 1918. prekinut će rad škole na punih 30 godina, kada će 1948. ponovno otvoriti svoja vrata.The Midwifery school in Zadar was founded in 1820 by the decree of Emperor Francis I, while it started operating a year later, in 1821. The health picture of Dalmatia at that time was very bad, there was a high mortality, especially of women and children, while only one midwife was on duty in the entire province. For these reasons, there was a need to establish a school that would study future midwives. The most deserving person for its foundation was Dr. Andrija Mosetig, proto-medic of Dalmatia. The school program consisted of two semesters lasting eight months, divided into a practical and a theoretical part. During its work until 1918, the school produced a considerable number of graduated midwives, about 1,200 of them, which it owes to the excellent teaching staff. With their knowledge and effort, they managed to accomplish a not easy task, which is to train future midwives for work, and the success is even greater considering that the school was often attended by illiterate girls with very little knowledge. The arrival of the Italians in 1918 will end the work of the school after 30 years, when in 1948 it will reopen its doors