Life In Ancient Egypt - Being Born

* Wives were expected to have one baby after another.

* If a girl died before she had any children of her own, people thought she had lived to no purpose.

* When a woman was giving birth they were normally helped by nurses and midwives. ( In ordinary families, these helpers would often have been members of the mother's own family.)

* After they had their babies they would stay in the shelter for fourteen days. This helped to cut down the risk of infection because they were separated from other members of the household at a time when both baby and mother were most likely to catch something.

* If a baby died when, or soon after it was born it may have been thrown to the crocodiles, or left at the edge of the desert for hyenas to eat. The older babies who died would be buried under the house, wrapped in palm leaves or linen.

* Being a baby was risky and many did not manage to reach childhood.

* About half of all mothers died by the age of 40.

* Few men lived long enough to know their grandchildren.

The topic I read about is not much similar to how life is today. One of the things that was similar is that when the Egyptians had their baby they were helped by nurses and midwives.