tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post8718138814816474529..comments2024-03-28T12:17:44.126-05:00Comments on TYWKIWDBI ("Tai-Wiki-Widbee"): Birthing (parturition) chairMinnesotastanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-65002790060389322532012-11-17T22:55:39.753-06:002012-11-17T22:55:39.753-06:00Thanks, Pearse. I just did a Google Image search ...Thanks, Pearse. I just did a Google Image search and found a wide variety of styles of modern ones.Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-10060193844760337222012-11-17T21:37:20.662-06:002012-11-17T21:37:20.662-06:00Birthing chairs are still in use. MY wife is a mi...Birthing chairs are still in use. MY wife is a midwife, and in the birth center that she used to work in there was the modern equivalent of this chair.Pearse O'Learyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01065994163514371112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-52809380004185458732012-11-15T18:37:38.767-06:002012-11-15T18:37:38.767-06:00D'oh! Thanks Stan - Must be occupational blind...D'oh! Thanks Stan - Must be occupational blindness: "the grooved parts" didn't register with me, as I think of them as dadoes. Can't see the forest for the trees!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-12395467921733738932012-11-15T12:14:46.688-06:002012-11-15T12:14:46.688-06:00As the text says, "The grooved parts on the b...As the text says, "The grooved parts on the bottom of the frame were used for leg rests..."Minnesotastanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01382888179579245181noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4912713243046142041.post-11980073176408703412012-11-15T11:29:11.453-06:002012-11-15T11:29:11.453-06:00I wonder if the dadoes on the insides of the botto...I wonder if the dadoes on the insides of the bottom rails were to hold some type of pan which would be slid into place for catching amniotic fluid, etc. They don't look necessary for structural support.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com