Comment on How much has the ratio of accidental vs intentional pregnancies changed over time?
BenM2023@lemmy.world 2 days agoPre 1850s, in most cases, you needed to have lots of offspring regardless of wanting them or not… Mortality was high.
Comment on How much has the ratio of accidental vs intentional pregnancies changed over time?
BenM2023@lemmy.world 2 days agoPre 1850s, in most cases, you needed to have lots of offspring regardless of wanting them or not… Mortality was high.
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 2 days ago
Not sure how it was elsewhere but where I live people usually had more kids because there were no retirement and once your body was weak you needed someone to provide for you. And more children = better chance of providing for their parents.