It's more complicated than that.
https://acoup.blog/2025/08/08/collections-life-work-death-an...
TLDR: Peasants could expect between 8-12 pregnancies, with 2 (!) surviving to adulthood.
Christ, that is a lot of dead children for every woman. Your heart just breaks over and over.
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TLDR: Peasants could expect between 8-12 pregnancies, with 2 (!) surviving to adulthood.
Christ, that is a lot of dead children for every woman. Your heart just breaks over and over.