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Tuesday 28th April 2026 7.30pm - 9.00pm (Zoom sign-in from 7.15pm)
Dorset Family History Society is hosting a Zoom Meeting with JANET FEW talking on 'WOMEN IN TRAVAIL: CHILDBIRTH & MIDWIFERY 1600-1950'.
Janet Few is currently serving as the President of the Family History Federation and is an experienced and qualified family, social and community historian who lectures regularly on these subjects throughout the UK and overseas. She has spoken to Dorset FHS many times previously and we are always happy to welcome her back.
One thing that is certain about all our ancestors is that they were born. Childbirth practices vary through the ages. What would giving birth have been like for mothers in the past? Childbirth was not without its hazards. Until the mid-nineteenth century between five and ten percent of all mothers died giving birth. What might cause those deaths? How and when did survival rates improve? How would mothers have been cared for and by whom? Those who attended the birth, be they family, friends or medical professionals played a crucial part. As well as discussing historical childbirth practices and pregnancy advice in the Western world, this presentation looks at the role of the midwife, the history of midwifery in Britain and records that may be available for those who acted as midwives.
Society Members who have consented to receive information by e-mail will find a meeting invitation link in the latest E-News, usually sent on the last Friday each month. If that has not been received, it is also available in the password protected Members’ Area on the website (www.dorsetfhs.org.uk)
Those who do not receive E-News, or who are not Society Members, are welcome to join this meeting and should email liaison@dorsetfhs.org.uk with a request for an invitation link. This request should reach us at least 6 hours before the meeting is due to start, and the link will be sent about 2 hours before the meeting starts. Log in is from 7.15pm.
We charge £3 per person after they have attended a meeting, payable on the Society’s shop on the website www.dorsetfhs.org.uk
EVERYONE WELCOME TO JOIN THIS MEETING, BOTH MEMBERS & NON-MEMBERS