In ancient times, men were born with higher status and women had lower status. Moreover, at that time, women had to get married and have children if they wanted to change their identity and status. When we watch TV dramas in ancient costumes, we can see the scene of women giving birth to children, which can be said to be very painful. Women will be particularly entangled when giving birth to children, and there will be many relatives waiting anxiously outside the house.
This scene has not changed in ancient times or today, but with the improvement of medical equipment and technology, people are waiting outside the delivery room or operating room of the hospital. When we watch ancient TV series, we can find that in ancient times, when a woman gave birth to a child, someone would keep boiling hot water. Why? After reading it, people are very distressed by ancient women.
In ancient China, women gave birth to children, and there was no hospital to go. Most of them gave birth in their own homes. In the north, when a pregnant woman wants to give birth to a baby, her family will call the village midwife to deliver the baby, so from this moment on, women have begun to fight with death. His home will be divided into two ways, burning kang, or preparing brazier, but also constantly burning a lot of boiling water. At this time, a pot of water is often not enough, so it is necessary to borrow a pot of water from a neighbor's house to boil it, which will increase the chances of successful delivery of pregnant women.
As we all know, China was backward in all aspects in ancient times, especially the medical level was very low. Therefore, the sanitary conditions in ancient times were very poor. Most of the water used by ordinary people was taken from rivers or wells. No matter where the water was, it contained a lot of bacteria. But after boiling, it can play a role in disinfection and reduce the probability of bacterial infection.
When a pregnant woman gives birth to a child, her amniotic fluid will need to be washed immediately after it is broken. If cold water is used, it is likely to stimulate uterine contraction, and there are many bacteria in cold water, so it will cause serious cross-infection at this time, so this is also a reason for burning hot water all the time.
In ancient times, women were most afraid of dystocia when they gave birth. If dystocia occurs, ordinary people or pregnant women among princes and nobles have no way to deal with it. Because, after all, medical conditions in ancient times were very limited and doctors' medical skills were not very good, many women died in ancient times because of dystocia.
After reading it, I really feel sorry for the ancient women. Not only is the status very low, but even giving birth to a child is very painful, and even precious life may be lost. Fortunately, the medical level and medical skills have been greatly improved and changed, and pregnant women can also be well protected during childbirth. So we should be glad that we were born in such a better social era, and at the same time we should cherish the hard-won life now. Do you have any other different views on this? You are welcome to write down your other thoughts at the bottom of the article.