In the 1800s, a Woman Might Prefer to Give Birth

Multiple Choice

In the 1800s, a woman might prefer to give birth at home or with the help of midwives because

A) There were no real medical schools yet, so no well-trained doctors.
B) I is more comfortable at home.
C) Hospitals and doctors somehow increased risk of childbed fever.
D) Childbed fever was easier to treat away from other patients.
E) Babies in hospitals were much less likely to die of childbed fever.