Giving birth in the 17th century

<p>Dr Sara Read explores women’s experience of pregnancy and childbirth in early modern England. Speaking to Emma Slattery Williams, she discusses the research behind her recent novel, which tells the story of a midwife working during the Great Plague of 1665.</p><p><br></p><p>(Ad) Sara Read is the author of&nbsp;<em>The Gossips’ Choice</em>&nbsp;(Wild Pressed Books, 2020). Buy it now from Amazon:</p><p><a href="https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gossips-Choice-Sara-Read/dp/1916489680/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.co.uk/Gossips-Choice-Sara-Read/dp/1916489680/?tag=bbchistory045-21&amp;ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide</a></p> &#10;&nbsp;<br /><hr><p style='color: grey; font - size: 0.75em; '>See <a style='color: grey; ' target='_blank' rel='noopener noreferrer' href='https://acast.com/privacy'>acast.com/privacy</a> for privacy and opt-out information.</p>