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From: Kaye <>
Subject: Re: [OLDWORDS] Cause of death was "confinement"
Date: Mon, 17 Apr 2000 13:19:54 -0600

Hi,

I have also seen cause of death as "confinement". In this case the mother
died two weeks after the child died. I would assume from that "confinement"
means until the mother is on her feet. It has only been in recent years that
the mother was up and moving around right after child birth.

Kaye

wrote:

> Mikey, your thinking is always interesting.
> A subscriber on the other e-list said, as you did, to find out whether a
> child was born to the woman at this time.
> Alexandra
>
> On Mon, 17 Apr 2000 09:53:52 +0100 "MICHAEL. CHAPPELL"
> <> writes:
> > Hello Helen,
> >
> > I understand the meaning of 'Confinement' as given: Was the cause of
> death. Confinement is the process & period of giving birth' meaning
> 'Childbed' the act. So I think : she would have died during giving
> birth.
> > If it had been following, the medical term for the condition which the
> birth caused would most likely have been cited. Such as Haemorrhage etc.
> >
> > Aditionally if it was following I believe she would actually have been
> out of her confinement in 'one sense' as, having been visited by her
> husband and family and no longer 'confined', 'apart from', though still
> in bed.
> >
> > Though to accurately comprehend this definition as you suggest poses
> some difficulty. I would greatly favour the side of 'being during' not
> 'following' being the reason based on the above logic.
> >
> > If you have or can determine the date of death and the date of the
> childs birth and they are identical that would add strength to it being
> during. If it was any later date then you have the clear answer.
> >
> > Yours,
> >
> > Mikey.

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