A History of Childbirth: Pregnancy

Part 1, Conception: Part 2, Pregnancy: Part 3, Labor: Please consider supporting me at and help me make more fascinating videos Throughout history one thing has had more impact on womens lives than almost anything else giving birth to children. In this three part series we will explore various aspects of this paramount and aweinspiring process and how it has changed across cultures and through time. From how we think about conception and fertility to some rather kooky pregnancy tests; from the day to day realities of pregnancy and how pregnant women were seen by their communities to the changing medical practices surrounding that most amazing dangerous moment in womens lives, childbirth. Sources: Cassidy, Tina. Birth: the surprising history of how we are born; Thorndike Press, 2007. onlinel