Giving birth in the 17th century

Published: Nov. 5, 2021, noon

Dr Sara Read explores women\u2019s 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.\n(Ad) Sara Read is the author of\xa0The Gossips\u2019 Choice\xa0(Wild Pressed Books, 2020). Buy it now from Amazon:\nhttps://www.amazon.co.uk/Gossips-Choice-Sara-Read/dp/1916489680/?tag=bbchistory045-21&ascsubtag=historyextra-social-viewingguide\n Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy for more information.\nLearn more about your ad choices. Visit podcastchoices.com/adchoices