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home births in the 1800's
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Glen In Tinsel Knickers | Report | 19 May 2006 22:18 |
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Home birth was the norm,medical care was not free,and few could afford to pay for it. It is only a fairly recent thing to have a child in a hospital or maternity home. The NHS only started in the middle of the last century. Glen |
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KathleenBell | Report | 19 May 2006 22:17 |
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Most babies were born at home right up until the National Health Service started in 1948. I think 'dressmaker' was what a lot of 'ladies of the night' called themselves. Kath. x |
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Christine | Report | 19 May 2006 22:15 |
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was this an actual planned occurance? on my great grandfathers birth certificate it says he was born at 20 bell street southampton and registered at 20 bell street southampton. as far as my local knowledge goes there wasnt a ospital in that area around the time he was born...as he was illigitamate could it have a hostal of some sort (tho she was a dressmaker...wernt hostals for young pregnant girls?) |
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