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Podcast: New Books in Women's History
Episode: Sarah Fox, "Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England" (U London Press, 2022)
Description: Sarah Fox's fascinating new book Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England (U London Press, 2022) rewrites all that we know about eighteenth-century childbirth by placing womenâs voices at the center of the story. Examining childbirth from the perspective of the birthing woman, this research offers new perspectives on the history of the family, the social history of medicine, community and neighborhood studies, and the study of womenâs lives in eighteenth-century England.From âquickeningâ through to âconfinement,â âgiving caudle,â delivery, and âlying-in,â birth was once a complex ritual that involved entire communities. Drawing on an extensive and under-researched body of materials, such...