A History of Pregnancy Cravings, Part 2: Stereotypes, Superstitions and Science

Ridiculous History

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History, Society & Culture

4.2 • 4.7K Ratings

🗓️ 17 June 2021

⏱️ 51 minutes

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In earlier centuries, when science and spirituality were considered one and the same, the world was full of advice and warnings surrounding pregnancy cravings. In the second part of this two-part series, Ben and Noel explore how humans perceived these cravings: as superstition, stereotype and, eventually, science.

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1:58.1	Welcome back to the show.
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2:03.9	This is part 2 of a two part series on pregnancy cravings.
2:09.3	They call me Ben.
2:10.5	I texted my mom earlier to see if she had any cravings while I was in utero,
2:18.1	and I'll update with what we find.
2:20.9	If she gets back to me, she's a busy person.
2:23.6	What about you, Noel?
2:25.1	We talked about this at the beginning, part 1, the idea of pregnancy cravings.
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