Genealogy Chat

I have just received the death cert for my g grandmother; the cause of death was Placenta Praevia at 8 1/2 months.

I am assuming that the child was not born alive; is there anyway that I can check whether this is the case and whether the baby was male or female?

Hears hoping.......

The baby will have died sadly - this means the placenta was across the cervix, and as labour went on she would have haemorrhaged. It's a dangerous condition even today and to ensure survival of mother & baby a Caesarian section would be performed.
Jan

thanks;

Do you know whether there would be a registration for the baby; or if I can find out whether it was a boy or a girl?

I was a midwife and we dreaded placenta praevia. I doubt very much the baby will have survived, it would have been stillborn I'm afraid so the birth would not have been recorded.
The stillbirth register is only a recent thing.

Thanks
jo
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It might be worth looking for the burial record for your g grandmother. There may be notes there re. her being buried with her newborn child.

Gwyn