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Pregnancy & childbirth in the 19th century

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4.34.7K Ratings

🗓️ 8 June 2023

⏱️ 38 minutes

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Summary

Despite motherhood being viewed as a fundamental part of a woman’s destiny during the 19th century, pregnancy, birth, and the postnatal experience are often left out of written histories of the period. From Queen Victoria’s birthing room to advice surrounding breastfeeding, Dr Jessica Cox talks to Lauren Good about stories of motherhood that have been overlooked. (Ad) Jessica Cox is the author of Confinement: The Hidden History of Maternal Bodies in Nineteenth-Century Britain (The History Press, 2023). Buy it now from Amazon: https://go.skimresources.com?id=71026X1535947&xcust=historyextra-social-histboty&xs=1&url=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.waterstones.com%2Fbook%2Fplato-of-athens%2Frobin-waterfield%2F9780197564752 Learn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices

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1:02.4

Welcome to the History Extra podcast. Fascinating historical conversations from BBC History

1:09.4

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1:17.7

Despite motherhood being viewed as a fundamental part of a woman's destiny in the 19th century,

1:24.5

pregnancy, birth and the postnatal experience is often left out of written histories of

1:30.0

the period. Dr Jessica Cox is the author of a new book, Confinement, and from Queen Victoria's

1:37.0

birthing room to advice surrounding breastfeeding, she speaks to Lauren Good about the stories of

1:42.2

Georgian and Victorian motherhood that have been overlooked.

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