title: Childbirth in ancient Egypt.
abstract: Medicine in ancient Egypt was much more advanced than the rest of the Biblical world, especially in trauma surgery. Care at the time of childbirth was however virtually non-existent. There were no trained obstetricians or midwives but a galaxy of gods were at hand. This article traces what we can piece together about pregnancy of childbirth from the evidence we have in tombs and papyri of Egypt.
authors.affiliation: Department of the History of Medicine, Clinical Medical School, University of Wales Swansea.
authors.forename: Geoffrey
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Chamberlain
mesh_terms: D036861:Delivery, Obstetric / Q000266:history*; D000076144:Egypt, Ancient; D005260:Female; D049690:History, Ancient; D006801:Humans; D007226:Infant Mortality / Q000266:history; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011181:Postnatal Care / Q000266:history; D011247:Pregnancy