"parteira" is an official office chozen and approved by the Camara. The midwives (without academic traing) must be take an oath in front of the council of the "Camara".They must keep silent about they see in the families when they do the delivries (see the proceedings of the camaras)
Philippe Garnier Paris France Le dimanche 23 août 2015 22:25:24 UTC+2, Sandra Perez a écrit : > > What was the role of midwives? I have seen the same name repeated on > births and often they act as a godparent. Was it a profession, such as, > the village midwife? I have also seen where the child is born in the home > of the midwife. Is it possible that it was the home of a relative acting as > the midwife? > > -- > Sandra Perez > -- For options, such as changing to List, Digest, Abridged, or No Mail (vacation) mode, log into your Google account and visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/Azores. Click in the blue area on the right that says "Join this group" and it will take you to "Edit my membership." --- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Azores Genealogy" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to [email protected]. Visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/azores.
