Although the Thai Traditional Midwives practice itself is under threat to disappear from Thai society, preservation of Traditional Midwifery knowledge and practice has been established on governmental educational level.


Today, a number of universities (and some private training centers) provide adequate and thorough Traditional Midwifery courses and studies. Most programs take about 1 year of studies and are in many cases offered as part of a complete 4-year undergraduate study of Traditional Thai Medicine.
Prenatal and postnatal Thai Massage and Postpartum Care and Treatments (Yu Fai) are part of Thai Traditional Midwifery, but the midwifery practice consists of much more elements, such as meaning, scopes and importance of traditional midwifery, care during normal pregnancy and prenatal life of the baby, handling complications during pregnancy, and care of the newborn baby while using both Thai traditional and advanced (contemporary) medicine.
Below you’ll find an overview of the institutes and training centers that offer comprehensive Traditional Thai Midwifery training and courses in and around Bangkok.
Chetawan Health Center Salaya


PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok
The Chetawan Health Center in Salaya (Bangkok region) is part of the Wat Po medical Massage school and Chetawan group. The center offers long-stay, retreat like Thai Massage on-site therapy training and programs.
Wat Po Thai Traditional Medical and Massage School




PLACES IN THAILAND
Bangkok, Chiang Mai, Nakhon Pathom, Nonthaburi
The Watpo Thai Massage School in Bangkok, the name also spelled as Wat Pho or Wat Po, is without any doubt the most famous Thai Traditional Medicine institute in the world.
The school is closely connected to the Wat Pho temple and situated in the old center of Bangkok near the Wat Pho temple grounds.