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5 Horrifying Realities of Childbirth for Medieval Women

In medieval times, pregnancy was a potentially deadly experience, with 1 in 5 women dying from childbirth-related causes. Women prepared for death by making wills and confessing, and prayed to St. Margaret for divine intervention. The birthing chamber was a female-only space with no formal medical training, relying on midwives with limited knowledge of anatomy. The room was designed to ease the transition of the baby and provide privacy, but also meant that new medical knowledge rarely reached the practitioners. Women delivered in a sitting or squatting position, using gravity and herbal preparations to aid the birth, with limited resources and equipment.