CLASSICS 2K03 Lecture Notes - Lecture 22: Swaddling, Early Childhood Education, Paedagogus
15 Apr 2017
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Artifact: detail from a sarcophagus of a child. The different slaves within the roman household: midwife, wet-nurse, & pedagogue. Midwives at center stage of childbirth in ancient rome (as opposed to male doctors) Due to female hesitation toward male doctors & need to maintain modesty (including in the medical arena)- i. e. maintained pudicitia. Either freelance or owned by a household (also true for male doctors) Well-trained slaves who had training in gynecology & obstetrics. Artifact: a midwife & her assistant delivering a baby- tomb of scribonia attice (isola sacra necropolis) Crucial role: the midwife was responsible for examining the newborn & Artifact: relief featuring a doctor in action, treating a leg wound & his medical instruments. Roman father consulted the midwife before he welcomed the child into the family. Crucial role: the midwife was responsible for examining the newborn & determining whether or not the infant was viable. Factors: condition of mother during pregnancy, physical inspection, strong crier.
