Ancient Rome was a man’s world ... The paterfamilias had the right to decide whether to keep newborn babies. After birth, the midwife placed babies on the ground: only if the paterfamilias ...

Abortion was accepted in ancient Rome and Greece. Through much of Western ... foetus moved in the womb (around 18-20 weeks into the pregnancy). Abortion was accepted in both ancient Rome and ...

It also was not uncommon to hear the agony of childbirth if your neighbor ... who holds a Ph.D. in ancient Greek and Roman ...