A History of Childbirth: Conception

Part 1, Conception: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_A8yKzJN-C0
Part 2, Pregnancy: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s6zB8ZBDGb8
Part 3, Labor: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JhEi7lfFpSA

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Throughout history one thing has had more impact on women’s lives than almost anything else - giving birth to children. In this three part series we will explore various aspects of this paramount and awe-inspiring process and how it has changed across cultures and through time. From how we think about conception and fertility to some rather kooky pregnancy tests; from the day to day realities of pregnancy and how pregnant women were seen by their communities to the changing medical practices surrounding that most amazing dangerous moment in women’s lives, childbirth.

Sources:
Cassidy, Tina. Birth: the surprising history of how we are born; Thorndike Press, 2007.
https://onlinelibrary.wiley.com/doi/pdf/10.1111/j.1439-0531.2012.02105.x
https://www.fertstert.org/article/S0015-0282(16)34860-9/pdf
https://www.bustle.com/articles/97930-5-ridiculous-historical-pregnancy-and-contraception-myths-from-wandering-uteruses-to-wheat-based-pregnancy-tests
https://www.mentalfloss.com/article/48655/8-historical-methods-detecting-pregnancy
https://www.elle.com/fashion/personal-style/g28423/maternity-style-evolution/
https://en.wikipedia.org
https://www.britannica.com

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