Hannah Fry Instagram – The brilliant historian Greg Jenner has sent me a message to stand up for Louis in all of this, with some additional information:
“He himself was born to a mother in reclining position, and he wasn’t perverted or just enjoying the view – he witnessed some births to ensure the children were legitimate babies, not swapped in (inheritance law was a massive deal)”
I therefore apologise unreservedly to Louis and the palace of versailles for implying that he gained any sort of satisfaction from it. 🧐
But don’t take my word for it:
The Evolution of Maternal Birthing Position,
Lauren Dundes (1987)
The Diseases of Women with Child and in Child-Bed, Francois Mauriceau (1668) (I mean, what a title 👀)
And that final quote was from William Potts Dewees, the 3rd chairman of obstetrics at the University of Pennsylvania. | Posted on 27/Jun/2024 21:44:37
