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Warm Caudle: A Potion for Regency Women in Childbed

by Diane Morris | Nov 6, 2014 | Childbirth, Medicine

During England’s Regency period, women in childbed were advised to sip a caudle—a warm drink made by mixing a thin gruel of oatmeal with wine or ale, spices, and sugar. Although often given to sick people, caudles were enjoyed by women in labor and during their...

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