Greg Jenner
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You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Right.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Moving on.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
We've mentioned midwives very briefly.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Alana, this is a hugely important part of healthcare and medicine.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Does the midwifery world have a college?
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Are they official physicians?
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Are they treated that way?
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
What is their training?
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
And the most famous one, I suppose, in this era would be Jane Sharpe.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Breach birth and that sort of thing.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Okay.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Yeah.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
I mean, it's a fascinating read.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
And I suppose we should talk a little bit about general beliefs about women's bodies in this era.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
So in the 16th, 17th century.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Ria, a mini quiz for you.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Okay.
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
Which of these was not believed at the time?
You're Dead to Me
Renaissance Medicine: healthcare and disease in early modern England
So number one, unborn babies would breathe through the woman's vagina.