Pregnancy & childbirth in the 19th century
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The Lack of Discussion on Childbirth in the 19th Century
The chapter explores the reluctance to openly speak about childbirth during the 19th century, even in advice literature targeted towards pregnant women. It discusses the surprise at discovering women going into labor without knowledge of their own bodies and questions if the discussion of maternal experience varied among different social classes.
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