Archaeologists Uncover a Medieval Grave With Remains of a Woman and a Fetus, Burial Offers a Rare Example of 'Coffin Birth' In 2010, researchers found remains of a woman with her unborn fetus in Italy ...

Parenting during the medieval period, which spanned roughly ... essential to the family’s labor force from an early age. The birth of a child was a fraught time with high risks of mortality ...