{"product_id":"giving-birth-in-eighteenth-century-england-9781914477058","title":"Giving Birth in Eighteenth-Century England","description":"\u003cp\u003e • Author(s): Sarah Fox\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher: University of London Press\u003cbr\u003e • Publisher Imprint: University of London Press\u003cbr\u003e • BISAC: Women\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThis fascinating new book radically rewrites all that we know about eighteenth-century childbirth by placing women's voices at the centre of the story. From \u003ci\u003equickening\u003c\/i\u003e through to \u003ci\u003econfinement, giving caudle, \u003c\/i\u003edelivery and\u003ci\u003e lying-in, \u003c\/i\u003ebirth was once a complex ritual that involved entire communities. Drawing on an extensive and under-researched body of materials, such as letters, diaries and recipe books, this book offers critical new perspectives on the history of the family and community. It explores the rituals of childbirth, from birthing clothing to the foods traditionally eaten before and after birth, and also how a woman's relationship with her family, husband, friends and neighbours changed during pregnancy and beyond. In this important and deeply moving study, we are invited on a detailed and emotive journey through motherhood in an age of immense intellectual and sociocultural change.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"University of London Press","offers":[{"title":"Hardcover","offer_id":47888849371287,"sku":"9781914477058","price":5152.0,"currency_code":"INR","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0666\/3471\/1191\/files\/9781914477058.webp?v=1781168946","url":"https:\/\/atlanticbooks.com\/products\/giving-birth-in-eighteenth-century-england-9781914477058","provider":"Atlantic Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}