Shivered by scary abortions that date back to ancient times

Using steam, knitting needles or clothes hangers are all methods of abortion used by the Middle Ages.

Abortion measures have been around for thousands of years, most of them creepy and potentially deadly. Do medieval people have dangerous abortions to remove unwanted pregnancies?

The most grisly medieval abortion method

The most extreme medieval abortion is called "Embryotomy" - a method of using branches to remove the fetus regardless of whether the fetus is alive or dead from the womb, despite some complications that may cause danger to mother's life.

Italian archaeologists have recently discovered a 29-week-old fetal remains from the nineteenth century. The fetal remains were found by experts in central Italy after the 6.3-magnitude earthquake occurred in L'Aquila on April 6, 2009.

29-week-old fetus is found in Italy.

Through preliminary research, experts found that the fetal remains were lost around 1840. By using X-rays, experts discovered that a fetal skeleton was not interconnected. The part of the fetal skull is divided in some places, the spine is not seamless, while the arm is separated from the rest of the body.

Researcher Ruggero D'Anastasio and colleagues at the University of Chieti (Italy) said that it is possible that the fetus was lost due to the "Embryotomy" procedure.

More "humanitarian" abortions are used in ancient times

Also use knitting needles or hanger to puncture the amniotic sac or through the fetus to stimulate premature birth.

Some people take an IUD or sanitary pad made of wool, soak in a mixture of herbs to cause miscarriage.

The tools used for abortion in the past.

Using steam is also one used in ancient and early medieval times. The woman will sit on a pot of boiling water or bathe the sponge to cause a miscarriage.

Today 's abortion drugs originate from medieval medicines such as fern roots (recorded in German folk tales).

The Egyptians believe that abortion is "putting pressure on the fetus to escape the woman's stomach". The ancient Egyptian abortion method used acai berry to suspend pregnancy at any time.

Abortion by acai berry.

Drugs used for abortion.

Ancient Chinese in the 515 years BC used mercury to abort or use rudimentary measures such as rubbing stones on the womb, riding horses or lifting heavy objects . to cause miscarriage.

According to the records, in many places in ancient times there were strange abortions such as climbing, sailing, weightlifting, diving or deliberately working hard, fasting or pouring hot water. on the stomach .