A birthing stool — also called a birthing chair — is a type of furniture intended to support a birthing parent upright while they give birth. While birthing stools typically feature a cutout ...

Ancient Egypt was a civilization that lasted from ... This picture shows Isis on a birthing stool, The ancient Egyptians thought that gods, demons, and spirits played a key role in causing diseases.

Excavators of a 3,700-year-old Egyptian town have delivered a surprising find–a painted brick that was one of a pair once used to support a woman’s feet while she squatted during childbirth.

In ancient Egypt, pregnant women prayed to Taweret, the hippo god of childbirth, and Bes, the dwarf god of war who protected small children and mothers. For protection, they wore amulets in ...