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New WHO Collaborating Center at University of Chile Midwifery School.

In January 2008 the Midwifery midwifery (mĭd`wī'fərē), art of assisting at childbirth. The term midwife for centuries referred to a woman who was an overseer during the process of delivery. In ancient Greece and Rome, these women had some formal training.  School from the Faculty of Medicine of the University of Chile “Universidad de Chile” redirects here. For the football club, see Club de FĂștbol Universidad de Chile.

History
Background
Higher education in Chile in colonial times dates back to 1622, when on 19 August of that year, the first university in Chile,
 was nominated as a WHO Collaborating Center, its mission to collaborate in the fields of:

* Midwifery education

* Updating midwifery training according to according to
prep.
1. As stated or indicated by; on the authority of: according to historians.

2. In keeping with: according to instructions.

3.
 evidence-based practices

* Collaborative research in areas such as education, midwifery care and health services health services Managed care The benefits covered under a health contract  and cross- cultural epidemiology.

Message to the Global Alliance for Nursing and Midwifery e-list from Hilda Bonilla G, Directora, Escuela de Obstetricia, Facultad de Medicina, Universidad de Chile, hbonilla@med.uchile.cl
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Publication:International Midwifery
Date:Mar 1, 2008
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