(CNN) — When the brick coffin of a young woman from medieval Italy was opened after its discovery in 2010, two peculiar things stood out to the researchers: There was a perfect hole in the frontal ...

Stories retelling the birth of the Virgin Mary reveal that the Church was more forgiving of infertility than the general public during the Medieval era. At a time when societal attitudes often equated ...

In the Middle Ages, childbirth was one of the most dangerous moments in a woman’s life. With no real medicine, no anesthesia, and only a mix of faith, superstition, and basic skill, every birth ...