60% Death Rate & Queen Victoria Used Chloroform For Childbirth

Imagine having to undergo surgery in the 1800s. No anesthesia and your survival rate less than 50%. Between your doctor not sanitizing anything ,including not washing his hands between surgeries, gangrene or other infections, and blood loss. It was an uphill battle. Plus pain medicine may or may not have been a bottle of brandy. Would you survive the operating table? See you next week,Ivanna BrookesMore of the podcast:Linktr.ee/ovariesandoddities