Why Did Women Fear Childbed Fever So Much in the 1840s

Multiple Choice

Why did women fear childbed fever so much in the 1840s?

A) At that time they didn't know any better.
B) At that time, it killed 1 of every 10 women who delivered babies with doctors.
C) At that time, babies were much more prone to getting the illness.
D) At that time, that illness was much more likely to actually kill a baby that got it.
E) At that time, every woman delivering a baby in a hospital got childbed fever.