2.01 Childbirth: The Myth of Birthing on Beds

Turns out...giving birth in a comfortable bed is not normal. Find out why it started as we compare myths to history, involving Louix XIV, his doctor, and his many women. Music is thanks to the incredibly talented and amazing Teresa Suydam!!Sources:https://www.researchgate.net/publication/21158912_Francois_Mauriceau_1637-1709_and_maternal_posture_for_parturitionhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Fran%C3%A7ois_Mauriceauhttps://evidencebasedbirth.com/evidence-birthing-positions/https://www.google.com/books/edition/The_Diseases_of_Women_with_Child_and_in/1kRgAAAAcAAJ?hl=en&gbpv=1&pg=PR1&printsec=frontcoverhttps://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Justine_Siegemundhttps://www.history.com/news/royal-birth-traditions-marie-antoinette-meghan-marklehttps://www.iflscience.com/theres-a-really-creepy-reason-why-women-mainly-give-birth-lying-down-64107http://ajph.aphapublications.org/doi/pdf/10.2105/AJPH.77.5.636https://bmcpregnancychildbirth.biomedcentral.com/articles/10.1186/s12884-020-2726-4#:~:text=Conclusion,the%20mother%20and%20her%20baby. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.