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1400Medieval Caesarean
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1400Illegal English Bible
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1400Chaucer, Canterbury Tales
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1407Monsters in hell
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1407Ptolemy's World Map
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1410Medieval woman poet
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1415Old Hall manuscript
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1423Bedford Hours
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1425Medicinal plants
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1430Chess playing
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1435Medical Treatise by John Aderne
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1440Recipe for 'custarde'
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1455Gutenberg Bible
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1455The Temptation of Eve
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1457Pregnancy
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1469The Legend of King Arthur
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1470Caxton's Chaucer
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1477Valentine's day love letter
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1486Medieval zodiac chart
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1487Heretics burned at the stake
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1490Royal feast
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1490Courtly love
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1492Columbus in America
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Intro
During medieval times, pregnant women in labour were attended to by midwives, whose understanding of childbirth was learnt through practical experience rather than formal training. Midwives were responsible for performing emergency baptisms when the baby's life was in danger, as well as caring for the mother. By the later Middle Ages the profession of midwifery began to be formally recognised. This 15th Century manuscript shows foetal positions in the womb.
Shelfmark: Sloane 249 f.197
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