日治時期的原住民助產婦

本文主要目的在於探討日治時期原住民助產婦的養成過程，並探討此助產技術的影響層面。本文屬歷史研究，透過日治時期有關原住民助產婦講習歷史文獻的分析與討論，瞭解日本人所引進的助產技術對於原住民的影響。日本統治者對於原住民產婦自行處理生產分娩過程，認為是迷信與落後，造成原住民新生兒死亡率相當多。昭和年間，日本官方開始在蕃地推行助產，辦理原住民助產婦講習。從昭和年間蕃地人口有所成長的角度來看，新生兒死亡率的降低有其助益，這也可間接推論原住民助產婦的影響。從原住民招聘內地人助產婦的報導中，可見原住民可接受外人協助產婦生產分娩，而這種接受是建立在平安順產的效果上。

關鍵字

日治時期；臺灣原住民族；助產婦

並列摘要

The main purpose of this article is to inquire as to the training and educational process of indigenous midwives during the Japanese colonial period. This article is a historical study. Through the analysis and discussion of the historical documents about the indigenous midwife lectures during the Japanese rule, it tries to understand the impact of the midwifery technology introduced by the Japanese on the indigenous peoples. The Japanese rulers believed that the indigenous pregnant women were superstitious and backward in handling the childbirth process, which caused quite a lot of newborn mortality among indigenous peoples. During the Showa period, Japanese officials began to promote midwifery in the indigenous region, and provided training for indigenous midwives. From the perspective of the population growth in the indigenous region during the Showa period, the reduction in neonatal mortality was helpful, which could also indirectly infer the impact of indigenous midwives. From some reports of indigenous people recruiting Japanese midwives, it could be seen that indigenous people could accept an outsider to assist an indigenous puerpera in childbirth, and this acceptance was based on the effect of safe childbirth.