Publication Reviews/Mar 02, 2021

Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Premodern World: European and Middle Eastern Cultures, from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance

Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Premodern World: European and Middle Eastern Cultures, from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance lead image
This is a very rich, truly interdisciplinary volume and I could do no more here than scratch the surface. Every article brings new facts, new interpretations, and a wealth of evidence.

Constanza Gislon Dopfel, Alessandra Foscati, and Charles Burnett, eds. Pregnancy and Childbirth in the Premodern World: European and Middle Eastern Cultures, from Late Antiquity to the Renaissance. Cursor Mundi (CURSOR 36). Brepols, 2019. 

From The Medieval Review (TMR). Review by Renate Blumenfeld-Kosinski, University of Pittsburgh