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For medieval women, childbirth was a perilous time, shaped as much by the limits of medicine as by the era’s beliefs and customs. Without trained physicians, modern sanitation or any dependable pain relief, labour was a trial to be endured, fraught with fear, pain and real danger. Women of every class faced the risk of death or lasting injury, even noblewomen, despite their superior care, were far from safe.
Let’s travel back in time to take a look at just how traumatic and dangerous giving birth in the Middle ages could be, and what measures the Medievals used to help them survive the ordeal, from not giving birth in the summer, to avoiding a midwife’s big hands, and leaving cupboard doors open.
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Call the Midwife
04:27 Sacramental Magic
08:22 Upside Down
10:26 This Woman’s Work
Narrated by
Written by
Edited by Jamit Productions
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
Thank you for watching!
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Copyright © 500 AD to 1500 All rights reserved.
Support our non AI content from £3 on Patreon or YT Memberships for extra videos & bonus content, funded and influenced directly by you! patreon.com/cw/OfficialMedievalMadness
For medieval women, childbirth was a perilous time, shaped as much by the limits of medicine as by the era’s beliefs and customs. Without trained physicians, modern sanitation or any dependable pain relief, labour was a trial to be endured, fraught with fear, pain and real danger. Women of every class faced the risk of death or lasting injury, even noblewomen, despite their superior care, were far from safe.
Let’s travel back in time to take a look at just how traumatic and dangerous giving birth in the Middle ages could be, and what measures the Medievals used to help them survive the ordeal, from not giving birth in the summer, to avoiding a midwife’s big hands, and leaving cupboard doors open.
0:00 Introduction
1:03 Call the Midwife
04:27 Sacramental Magic
08:22 Upside Down
10:26 This Woman’s Work
Narrated by
Written by
Edited by Jamit Productions
Narrated by James Wade
Written by Lisa E Rawcliffe
Edited by Jamit Productions
Thank you for watching!
SOURCES:
DISCLAIMER: All materials in these videos are used for entertainment purposes and fall within the guidelines of fair use. No copyright infringement is intended. If you are, or represent the copyright owner of materials used in this video, and have an issue with the use of said material, please email us at info@top5s.co.uk
Copyright © 500 AD to 1500 All rights reserved.
