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Biomolecular analysis of medieval parchment ‘birthing girdle’ – EurekAlert
Analysis of stained c. 500-year-old manuscript provides direct evidence of wear and use during childbirth. Birthing girdles are thought to have been used in medieval…
IMAGE: Medieval English Birth Scroll. MS.632 (c. 1500), Wellcome Collection. The girdle contains prayers and invocations for safe delivery in childbirth. Biomolecular evidence supports its active use.
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Credit: Image courtesy of Wellcome Collection.
Childbearing in medieval Europe was a highly perilous time with considerable risks for both mother and baby.
Difficulties occurring during childbirth or through postpartum infection, uterine prolapse or other complications caused a high death-toll…
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