tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post3833052115584116125..comments2023-08-01T10:42:47.772-05:00Comments on Wonders and Marvels: The Chamberlen Family SecretHollyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11280213384723250618noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-49837933120195969872008-11-23T18:47:00.000-06:002008-11-23T18:47:00.000-06:00If I had seen those things coming at me while I wa...If I had seen those things coming at me while I was in labor, I think I might have asked for a blindfold!Dr Kristan Tetenshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12888441669738348470noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-24030743839565195372008-11-23T05:04:00.000-06:002008-11-23T05:04:00.000-06:00At least they cleaned the instruments - but such a...At least they cleaned the instruments - but such a strange and somewhat baroque tale. Amazing they kept it going for all those generations.Clare Dudmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06197558842580794165noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-83702730341830786412008-11-22T17:48:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:48:00.000-06:00Why on earth would they keep it a secret, instead ...Why on earth would they keep it a secret, instead of selling them to all of the other doctors in the country? Interesting.Gayle Carlinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15783449240138097315noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-88448610965981797852008-11-22T17:43:00.000-06:002008-11-22T17:43:00.000-06:00Great lead sentence--made me really want to know h...Great lead sentence--made me really want to know how/why this invention was kept in the dark for so long. Nice job!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-50787789431127275382008-11-22T16:25:00.000-06:002008-11-22T16:25:00.000-06:00Great post. Learned something new, I wonder why th...Great post. Learned something new, I wonder why they kept it secret for so long. I wonder if it was perceived as a bad way to give birth, with a tool. <BR/><BR/>Then again as studio points out. What a scary way for a person to keep birth. If I read this post right. It means that the queen or a member of the royal family was the one that was alone and blindfolded.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14290168063775140268noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-53206125303394109772008-11-22T15:28:00.000-06:002008-11-22T15:28:00.000-06:00Wow, that's a scary piece of history. I'm constant...Wow, that's a scary piece of history. I'm constantly amazed by stories like this. If someone put this delivery scenario in a book everyone would think it was fictional. Thanks for the interesting post.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-34133198654052382712008-11-22T15:19:00.001-06:002008-11-22T15:19:00.001-06:00We have certainly came a long way but thanks for s...We have certainly came a long way but thanks for sharing this history.Travis Erwinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09420879160702098979noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-89603234371374475992008-11-22T15:19:00.000-06:002008-11-22T15:19:00.000-06:00What an interesting historical context. It is kind...What an interesting historical context. It is kind of like company secrets today lol. Doesn't it seem that the root of all of this was money. Both to keep the secret and later to spill the beans?Kevin Fjelstedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10729407686620849755noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2465126509148445545.post-83317284786656602262008-11-22T12:29:00.000-06:002008-11-22T12:29:00.000-06:00What a scary way to give birth: alone & blindf...What a scary way to give birth: alone & blindfolded! Any idea why the Chamberlens felt the forceps had to be kept a secret? What were they trying to protect: reputation? a 'trade' secret? Could there have been some sort of persectuion for introducing a instrument into the delivery process? Very interesting piece of birthing history...thanks!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com