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What was prenatal care like in medieval Europe? Was pregnancy considered a 9- to 10- month period like it is now, or was it thought to be something else (like dropsy), only starting when a woman could feel the baby move? What was advised for pregnant women to gestate healthy offspring?

by /u/casestudyhouse22 in /r/AskHistorians

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