Tag: miscarriage

• King Tut’s Daughters

  

  This article will deal with issues of pregnancy loss and stillbirth, with photos of mummified human remains. King Tut, short for Tutankhamun, is arguably one of the most recognized ancient Egyptian pharaohs despite his short life and shorter rule around 3300 years ago yet there is a lot of misconceptions about him in popular culture.…

  Aradia Wyndham

  February 8, 2023

  Birth, Pregnancy

  Ancient Egypt, art history, fetal mummies, miscarriage, stillbirth

• The Atacama Mummy

  

  In 2003, in La Noria, a deserted mining town in Chile’s Atacama Desert, Oscar Muñoz found mummified remains in a leather bag, humanoid in appearance but only 15 cm (6 in) tall. It was a mystery. Scientists were confused by the skeleton’s apparent advanced age (developmental maturity) despite its tiny stature. Paranormal proponents believed it…

  Aradia Wyndham

  May 11, 2022

  Pregnancy, Rabbit Holes

  alien, Atacama Desert, Chile, fetal, genome, miscarriage, mummy

• Instructions for Self-Management During Pregnancy | Sir Richard Croft | Primary Source Read Along

  

  This primary source read-along is from a chapter in Mrs Thomas Little’s Domestic Institutes of Young Mothers, specifically the third edition published in 1824. The chapter is the advice for self-care during pregnancy from Mrs Little’s friend, the late Sir Richard Croft, 6th Baronet, a royal physician and an accoucheur (man-midwife). Sir Croft attended Princess…

  Aradia Wyndham

  August 16, 2021

  Pregnancy, Read Along, Video

  bloodletting, fetal alcohol syndrome, laudanum, miscarriage, opium, prenatal care, prenatal diet, prenatal exercise

• Humoral Medicine | Pregnancy, Birth, and Breastfeeding in the Middle Ages

  

  Learn about the humoral theory and it’s ideas about pregnancy, birth, and infant care including breastfeeding.

  Aradia Wyndham

  December 21, 2019

  Babies, Birth, Pregnancy, Video

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