Thanks for your responses- I had thought it was to do with straightening.
This was not in CTM and so not in the books but a questions from someone who
had been wtching the programme and questioning her own story. Its
interesting how this is prompting so many questions about history and birth
practices. I suspect in 50 years time people will be looking back and saying
'my goodness- why were they doing so many inductions and caesareans?'- at
least I hope they will!
Best wishes
jenny
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of Andrew Symon
Sent: 09 February 2012 10:25
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Subject: Re: strapping babies
Slight tangent, because it's not about breech babies, but there's an
interesting account of a birth in Corfu in the 1930s in Gerald Durrell's
'Birds, beasts and relatives'. He describes the midwife methodically binding
the baby up "as straight as a guardsman".
"It lay there with only its head sticking out from this cocoon of webbing.
Greatly intrigued, I asked the midwife why she was binding the baby up.
'Because if you don't bind up the baby, its limbs won't grow straight. Its
bones are as soft as an egg. If you don't bind it up its limbs will grow
crooked or when it kicks and waves its arms about, it will break its bones,
like little sticks of charcoal.'"
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[mailto:[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of McHugh, Nessa
Sent: 09 February 2012 10:07
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Subject: strapping babies
Hello all
Haven't seen this episode - so might be way off beam - but in a number of
different cultures babies are strapped in flight cribs/ devices to
straighten their limbs. Very young babies were also then hung in such
devices from the wall - again maybe to just keep them out of harm's way. I
believe it was a medieval practice in parts of England and also some
American settlers and first nation tribes did this. Sorry but cannot
remember where I got this information from Nessa
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[[log in to unmask]] On Behalf Of jenny hall
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Sent: 30 January 2012 02:15 PM
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Subject: A history question
Dear everyone
The success of Call the Midwife on TV in the UK is raising up some
interesting questions. I have had a question from a friend which has stumped
me a bit.
'a colleague watched last week's CTM and said she was breech. After the
birth she was kept strapped in an upright cot any idea why? she is in her
mid 50,s'
Was this to 'allow the legs to descend'? I have memories of 'tipping the
cot' in case of babies being 'mucousy' or 'meconium liqor' but never about
'strapping'. Has anyone the answer?
Thanks
Best wishes
jenny
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