Engraving titled “Pioneer Birth Scene Of Two Women” from around the 1800s. The scene depicts a childbirth with four women present, likely a midwife and assistants, helping a woman in labor. The image is an illustration from the book “History Of Birth Of All Peoples” published 1887
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It looks as if a man is holding/supporting the laboring woman…
Man I’ve definitely sat on one of those rickety rattan chairs before. I can’t imagine trying to balance on one trying to give birth while a bunch of people are grabbing me.
What is the purpose of pulling on her hands?