Article ID Journal Published Year Pages File Type
10154191 Journal of Anesthesia History 2018 40 Pages PDF
Abstract

- Eve's Curse appears in the Bible and suggests that women would bear children in pain.
- Evidence of opposition to relief of labor pain from religious leaders is scarce.
- Religious beliefs play a major role in societal responses to medical treatment.
- Societal attitudes towards women's illnesses, medical treatment of childbirth have undergone tremendous changes over time.
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