In the 1800s, a Woman Might Prefer to Give Birth

question 16

Multiple Choice

In the 1800s, a woman might prefer to give birth at home or with the help of midwives because

• A) There were no real medical schools yet, so no well-trained doctors.
• B) I is more comfortable at home.
• C) Hospitals and doctors somehow increased risk of childbed fever.
• D) Childbed fever was easier to treat away from other patients.
• E) Babies in hospitals were much less likely to die of childbed fever.

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