It is very important for a woman or a family to have children, which proves that a family has descendants. The conditions for having children in ancient times were not as good as they are now, but the importance attached to having children in ancient times was no less than that in modern times. Everyone's impression is that pregnant women are lying down, that is, lying down, which is also the case in many costume dramas. Actually, this is a misunderstanding. In ancient times, when a woman gave birth to a child, she usually sat down, which was the most important way. In fact, in ancient times, children were born standing, squatting and kneeling, all of which belonged to vertical life.
There is a scientific basis for this vertical delivery. This method requires two people to assist the delivery. One person holds the pregnant woman's waist from the rear, and the other person completes the delivery. This vertical delivery has great advantages, and the most important thing is that it can reduce dystocia.
In fact, this way can also be seen in Dazu stone carving. In the stone carving of Dystocia, there is an old woman behind the pregnant woman and a midwife in front of her. This group of stone carvings was unearthed in the Southern Song Dynasty, which played a very good role in studying the ancient modes of transportation. In fact, there are still many changes in the delivery mode of pregnant women in ancient times, but the posture is always the main one.
This vertical launch has been recorded not only in China, but also abroad. Relief in ancient Egypt also shows kneeling to give birth. It can only be said that standing production is unscientific and sitting posture is more scientific.