In ancient times, childbirth and early infancy were considered to be life threatening for both mother and the baby. In ancient Egypt, magic played a significant role in countering these threats, and was used to offset the evil that could hurt a mother and child. Amulets of Taweret (Egyptian...
We aimed to review the different cases of maternal and fetal death in the ancient times. Methods. - A review of literature using Medline database and Google about mortality during pregnancy in Prehistory, Antiquity and middle age. The following key words were used: ancient times; paleopathology;...
Maternal death was a common tragedy in older days. Death from childbirth remains fairly rare in the United States now and the rate of the maternal death in ...
You may have heard that in confinement, the new mother is not allowed to shower, bathe, brush teeth, or do any hair washing! That does sound extreme, but the original context of these practices was in ancient times, when there was no heating, indoor plumbing, hair dryers, a constant ...
In Western culture, women are told to expect labor pain, so they suffer. How many times have you sustained an injury that only really started to hurt after you noticed the wound? The key to prevent labor pain is through self-hypnosis, and this is what the Natural Painfree Childbirth Progr...
The history of osteomalacia appears much less ancient. In fact, no clear mention of osteomalacia or description of its skeletal deformities could be found in the texts attributed to Trota/Trotula de Ruggiero (ca. second half of 11th century) (Green, 2013); Soranus of Ephesus' "Gynaeciorum ...
218). Women held a lot of traditional roles and jobs in medieval times. Women were expected to be in charge of making all of the food for the whole family. Men rarely cooked, as this was the job of the women. Also, women were expected to be the primary caretakers of the children, ...
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Urinary tract infections have been recognized as a significant health issue since ancient times, but they are particularly concerning during pregnancy due to their potential to cause severe complications like preterm labor and low birth weight leading to significant neonatal morbidity and mortality. This...
THE RELIEF OF PAIN IN CHILDBIRTH Ideal methods for relieving the pain of childbirth have been the goal of obstetricians since ancient times. Inscriptions and drawings left by early Egyptians1 indicate that they tried unsuccessfully. Less than a century has el... None - 《Journal of the American...