Feminae: Medieval Women and Gender Index


  • Record Number: 9365
  • Author(s)/Creator(s): Stoertz , Fiona Harris.
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  • Title: Suffering and Survival in Medieval English Childbirth [argues that people cared for women suffering in childbirth and that the mother's life was more highly valued than that of the baby].
  • Source: Medieval Family Roles: A Book of Essays.  Edited by Cathy Jorgensen Itnyre.  Garland Publishing, 1996.  Pages 101 - 120.
  • Description:
  • Article Type: Essay
  • Subject (See Also): Childbirth Medicine
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  • Geographic Area: British Isles
  • Century: General
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  • Author's Affiliation: University of Trent
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  • Year of Publication: 1996.
  • Language: English
  • ISSN/ISBN: 0815313292