Heir raising moment -spooky or what ?!?

[Beeonthebay]

Worked for me and my number is a LOT lower than Claire's lol. 

[pinefamily]

On a similar theme to the NHS link.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-09/remembering-the-1678-babies-born-in-adelaides-lying-in-hospital/7395376

It's an eye opener reading the conditions these poor women had to endure. My great grandmother gave birth to my grandmother there (she was Class A). Orphaned into the Industrial School, she was then put into service at a young age.

Sorry if it's off-topic.

[..claire..]

Morning/Evening 

It doesn't matter if it's 'off topic', another good link 
It should be brought to people's attention how difficult and hard things could be for expectant mothers. We have had similar stories over here.

It's very sad actually 

claire

[pinefamily]

It is indeed. That is why I have such strong opinions about the "single" mothers on welfare these days, living with their boyfriends, and multiple children to sometimes multiple fathers. Drugs, alcohol, and an apparent God-given right to welfare.
Rant over.
And yes, it's evening here. 

[Beeonthebay]

On a similar theme to the NHS link.
http://www.abc.net.au/news/2016-05-09/remembering-the-1678-babies-born-in-adelaides-lying-in-hospital/7395376

It's an eye opener reading the conditions these poor women had to endure. My great grandmother gave birth to my grandmother there (she was Class A). Orphaned into the Industrial School, she was then put into service at a young age.

Sorry if it's off-topic.

I don't see it as being off topic as after all this is RootsCHAT  I found that link very interesting.

[..claire..]

All too true pinefamily. It's almost like they hit their teenage years and boom..it's let's have a baby!! The state will pay.

When I had my last child I was thirty, in hospital it was 'get in ,get the job done, go home', in the next bed was a twelve year old girl ( being treated like the child she was, everyone fussing around her) having her first child. I couldn't even hold a conversation with her I was that shocked.
Another rant over

[Beeonthebay]

All too true pinefamily. It's almost like they hit their teenage years and boom..it's let's have a baby!! The state will pay.

When I had my last child I was thirty, in hospital it was 'get in ,get the job done, go home', in the next bed was a twelve year old girl ( being treated like the child she was, everyone fussing around her) having her first child. I couldn't even hold a conversation with her I was that shocked.
Another rant over

12!!!!!!!!! Now I am shocked!!!

[..claire..]

I know, I often wonder about her and what happened to her . She would be 31 now with a grown up child of her own. Still a young woman 

[pharmaT]

I'm surprised they fussed around her.  When I had my first the midwife gave me a lecture and made it very clear she disapproved of me.  She told me I should have considered at least finishing school so I had at least some education and really should have got married first.  She also asked me what use I was going to be to my child if I was barely literate myself.  In my vulnerable post partum state I did not take it very well and spent a lot of time sobbing.