PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH ACROSS CULTURES

PREGNANCY AND CHILDBIRTH ACROSS CULTURES

Pick a contemporary culture or country (e.g. the Hausa in West Africa; Finland) or a historical period in some culture/country (e.g. Victorian England), and research pregnancy and/or childbirth in this culture. You can explore any aspects related to pregnancy/childbirth. Some of the issues you could look into include cultural beliefs and taboos about pregnancy, childbirth practices (e.g. c-sections, midwifes, natural childbirth, etc.), maternal and child mortality, breastfeeding, contraception, etc. Find at least one source, cite it appropriately, and tell us what you discovered about this culture.