Imfundo yezocansi, eyaziwa nangokuthi bafunda ngobulili, imfundo ngobulili , isiqondiso esimayelana nocansi womuntu, kuhlanganise nobudlelwane ngokomzwelo nezibopho, womuntu anatomy ngokobulili, umsebenzi wocansi, ukuzala, umnyaka wekuvuma, nempilo yokuzalana, amalungelo zokuzala, ucansi oluphephile nokulawula inzalo.Imfundo yezocansi ehlanganisa zonke lezi zinkinga yaziwa njengemfundo ebanzi yezocansi, futhi imvamisa iphikisana nemfundo yezocansi kuphela, egxila kuphela ekuziqedeni ngokocansi.Imfundo yezocansi inganikezwa ngabazali noma abanakekeli, noma njengengxenye ezinhlelweni zesikole nasemikhankasweni yezempilo yomphakathi. Emasikweni amaningi, ingxoxo yazo zonke izindaba zocansi ngokwesiko ibithathwa njengengavumelekile, futhi intsha ayizange inikezwe imininingwane ngezindaba zocansi.Imiyalo enjalo, njengoba yayinikezwa, ngokwesiko yayishiyelwa kubazali bengane, futhi imvamisa lokhu kwakukhishwa kuze kube ngaphambi komshado wabo.Kodwa-ke, ngasekupheleni kwekhulu le-19, inhlangano yezemfundo eqhubekayo yaholela ekusungulweni kwemfundo yezocansi ngokuthi " inhlanzeko yezenhlalo " ezifundweni zezikole zaseNyakatho Melika nokwethulwa kwemfundo yezocansi esezikoleni. Yize kwaqala ukungena kwezemfundo yocansi esekwe ezikoleni, imininingwane eminingi ngezindaba zocansi maphakathi nekhulu lama-20 yatholwa ngokungahlelekile kubangani nakwabezindaba, futhi lolu lwazi oluningi lwaluntula noma lwalunenani elithandabuzekayo, ikakhulukazi ngenkathi elandela ukuthomba, lapho ilukuluku lezindaba zocansi lalilukhuni kakhulu.