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Tara Mulder, "A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome" (U California Press, 2026) artwork
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Tara Mulder, "A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome" (U California Press, 2026)

New Books in Medicine by New Books Network

May 16, 202656:02Science & Medicine

In the well-trod history of the Roman Empire, a pivotal moment has long gone unnoticed: It was in ancient Rome that medical men first set their sights on childbirth, the traditional domain of female midwives.Taking us to...

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Tara Mulder, "A Womb of One's Own: Lost Histories of Childbirth in Ancient Rome" (U California Press, 2026) is an episode from New Books in Medicine by New Books Network. In the well-trod history of the Roman Empire, a pivotal moment has lo...

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Published May 16, 2026, 56:02 long, audio available.

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