In this video, we explore what it took to survive pregnancy in the Middle Ages – a time when medicine was primitive, risks were high, and childbirth was a life-or-death event. From strange folk ...

Expecting: Birth, Belief and Protection at London’s Wellcome Collection is a small but quietly powerful exhibition. Spanning five centuries, it explores how the experience of bringing life into the ...

Pregnancy in the Middle Ages was anything but easy. In this video, we explore what expectant mothers faced - from medical beliefs and risky remedies to the role of midwives and the dangers of ...