This video is the third in the Mother's Advocate series The Timeless Way.
Birth Images from the 1800's shows us imagery collected in the 1800's by Anthropologists of birthing Native North American women, Native Africans, American Pioneer Women, and European women.
Part One: Ancient Times and Part Two: European 1500's
Birth Images from the 1800's
I remember seeing this when I took my doula training class.
ReplyDeleteIt reminds me of how annoyed I get when TV shows/movies set in the 16th century (like The Other Boleyn Girl and The Tudors) portray women pushing on their backs in bed when they give birth. They should be on a birth stool!
so true! and most people wouldn't even realize the error :)
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