Chapter Chronology

Quiz for Living in the Past: Improvements in Childbirth

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1. How many children did most eighteenth-century women give birth to over their lifetimes?

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Correct. The answer is a. Most women gave birth to five or six children, assisted in the process of childbirth by friends, relatives, and midwives.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Most women gave birth to five or six children, assisted in the process of childbirth by friends, relatives, and midwives.

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2. Madame Du Coudray’s approach to training midwives centered on

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Correct. The answer is c. Many of Du Coudray’s students were illiterate, and she used models and hands on demonstrations to illustrate her methods.
Incorrect. The answer is c. Many of Du Coudray’s students were illiterate, and she used models and hands on demonstrations to illustrate her methods.

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3. How did the French government respond to Madame Du Coudray’s methods?

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Correct. The answer is a. Convinced that population growth was in the best interests of the state, the French government encouraged Du Coudray in her work.
Incorrect. The answer is a. Convinced that population growth was in the best interests of the state, the French government encouraged Du Coudray in her work.