These cases are from the viewpoint of the male doctors, even though they might not have been the one who partook in the treatment of the woman. In many cases, midwives who worked under a male doctor would take care of a pregnant woman and delivery the baby under the doctor’s supervision, or on her own and she would relay the facts to the doctor, for him to take the scenario and treatment as his own. Regardless of how the birth process was treated and if whether it was conducted by a male physician or a midwife, the lack of resources seen in modern medicine led to illness and death of the mother, infant, or both. Pregnancy and birth were both risk factors in Classical Greece. Due to women being malnourished, both the woman and child were in a vulnerable state during birth, which led to a higher fatality rate. The uncertainty of living after birth led many women, and families, to fear for the outcome. To relieve stress and stay hopeful, they used common practices that were believed to help the mother and child have a better end
These cases are from the viewpoint of the male doctors, even though they might not have been the one who partook in the treatment of the woman. In many cases, midwives who worked under a male doctor would take care of a pregnant woman and delivery the baby under the doctor’s supervision, or on her own and she would relay the facts to the doctor, for him to take the scenario and treatment as his own. Regardless of how the birth process was treated and if whether it was conducted by a male physician or a midwife, the lack of resources seen in modern medicine led to illness and death of the mother, infant, or both. Pregnancy and birth were both risk factors in Classical Greece. Due to women being malnourished, both the woman and child were in a vulnerable state during birth, which led to a higher fatality rate. The uncertainty of living after birth led many women, and families, to fear for the outcome. To relieve stress and stay hopeful, they used common practices that were believed to help the mother and child have a better end