Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England

Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England

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This fascinating new book radically rewrites all that we know about eighteenth-century childbirth by placing women's voices at the centre of the story. From quickening through to confinement, giving caudle, delivery andlying-in, birth was once a complex ritual that involved entire communities....

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Main Author: Fox, Sarah (auth)
Format: Electronic Book Chapter
Language:English
Published: London University of London Press 2022
Series:New Historical Perspectives
Subjects:
History
Sociology: birth
birth
giving birth
childbirth
children
community
pregnancy
history of pregnancy
England
motherhood
history of motherhood
mother-in-law
fatherhood
family life
family in 18th century
18th-century England
caudle
lying-in
rest after birth
birthing linen
clothes for pregnant women
pregnancy in 18th century
mothers in 18th century
menstruation in 18th century
family relationships
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