Childbirth and Marriage

Childbirth was, and still is, considered a "class act". In other words, childbirth was seen as "okay" and as a duty for certain classes, whereas, for other classes-usually the lower class-childbirth was discouraged. For example, wealthy people were more encouraged and supported to have children as long as the woman of that class were able to. However, for lower class woman, it was almost frowned upon because they were poor. Even today, having children is encouraged as long as woman have a support system and can afford to have a child. On the other hand, for woman who are not economically "set" and wealthy, having a child is seen as a decision that can possibly ruin their life or as a burden, due to the fact, they may not be able to handle the situation, or the child. Another fact that separates the Renaissance from Modern times, is Marriage. During the Renaissance, women were often married off by the time they reached the age of thirteen. Today, that marriage tradition is not allowed. One last interesting difference is that when a woman found out that she was pregnant, she would usually create a will because there was a great chance that she would not survive childbirth!

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