This week, we’re examining The Midwives Book and how a female midwife in 1600s England talked, wrote and understood periods, wombs and menopause. Was flatulence a sign of pregnancy? Do periods cause rabies? Can menstruating women kill bees? Find out the answers to these questions and more in this week’s episode._______________Follow us on:Bluesky - @physiciansgalleryInstagram - @physiciansgalleryTikTok - @physiciansgalleryFacebook - www.facebook.com/PhysiciansGallerySign up for our newsletter - https://www.rcpe.ac.uk/newsletterTo support heritage at the RCPE, please donate:www.rcpe.ac.uk/donate_______________The Team:Dr Charlotte Holmes (@_CCHolmes_) - Editor/ProducerRachel Forrest - Researcher/PresenterDr Daisy Cunynghame - Researcher/PresenterDr Sarah Hayward - Editor/ProducerElizabeth Van Trampe - Editor/Producer