Pregnancy And Childbirth In The Middle Ages. Childbirth in much of human history has been a class act. It was risky to be both a woman and to be pregnant during the middle ages.
The hazards of medieval pregnancy were met by attitudes that were a curious mixture of folklore obstetrics religion and common sense. Childbirth in the middle ages because the foremost reason for marriage at any level of medieval society was to produce children the birth of a baby was usually a cause for joy. That also meant that male doctors were forbidden from treating women in regards to anything to do with sexuality or reproduction.
Childbirth rituals in medieval england by catherine hokin.
Childbirth in the middle ages because the foremost reason for marriage at any level of medieval society was to produce children the birth of a baby was usually a cause for joy. Some girls can get pregnant before their period but they if give birth too young like under 15 16 ot 17. These have proved a fascinating revelation if somewhat gasp inducing given that i spent my own twentieth century pregnancies resolutely refusing to read a thing or accept the inevitability of. The research demands of my second novel have required me to spend much of my time recently in fourteenth century birthing chambers.
