The Medieval Vagina: A Hysterical and Historical Perspective of All Things Vaginal During the Middle Ages by Harris Karen & Caskey-Sigety Lori

Author:Harris, Karen & Caskey-Sigety, Lori [Harris, Karen]
Language: eng
Format: azw
Publisher: Snark Publishing
Published: 2015-02-28T16:00:00+00:00

Of course, we now know that these tests are pure rubbish, but in the pre-ultrasound days of the Middle Ages, mothers-to-be were desperate to satisfy their curiosity over the sex of their babies. Perhaps it was a way for them to feel a sense of control over a situation that is out of their control. It may also have been a way to stop nine months of worry. A higher value was placed on birthing a son who would be a legitimate heir and a wife who could not produce a male heir found herself in a precarious position within her marriage. If she was unable to gift her husband with a boy baby, then he may have to find someone who could. (Yes, we read The Other Boleyn Girl!) It is no wonder that expectant moms in the Middle Ages sought out ways to put their minds at ease during their pregnancies.

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