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Eve

Sex, Childbirth and Motherhood Through the Ages

Eve
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'To relieve sore breasts, drink mouse dung diluted with rainwater and ass’s milk …' From the most absurd of old wives’ tales to the grisly reality of Caesarean sections performed without anaesthetic, Eve details the engrossing history of motherhood and childbirth through the ages. Egyptian crocodile-dung contraceptive pessaries, ‘magic’ medieval birth girdles, and Victorian nipple shields are among the many ‘medical’ practices and birthing ‘aids’ that have been tried. Petrina Brown dissects the taboos and examines the customs surrounding childbirth in this fascinating depiction of the changing maternal experience from the times of ancient Greece to the present day. Insightful, quirky and compelling, Eve is a unique book that brings history to life.
Summersdale Publishers Ltd.; June 2004
256 pages; ISBN 9781840249057
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