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.