Week 2 City life vs Urban by https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag Impact on the colonists life in Virginia with context to their healthcare By Colleen Bugaj and Valerie Sanchez en-us 2022-08-30 16:42:01 UTC 2022-09-19 03:44:36 UTC hello@padlet.com Early colonial medicine cbugaj2 https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2276546800 In 1608 the colonies only recieved only a handful of medical practitioners to care for a population of over 300. The colony lost half its population due to malnutrition in one year.]]> 2022-08-30 16:56:17 UTC https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2276546800 Infant mortality cbugaj2 https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2276554297 In the 17th century infants in New England passed away in their first year between 20 to 40%. With rural survival rates faring better.]]> 2022-08-30 17:01:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2276554297 Epidemic of Diphtheria 1735 and 1740 cbugaj2 https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2276558389 More than 5000 lives were lost to this breakout of disease in New England.]]> 2022-08-30 17:05:07 UTC https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2276558389 Nurses Had to Travel to Rural areas cbugaj2 https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2279927596 Rural areas had to come in large groups to see a nurse or doctor when they traveled to visit. The people who lived in the countryside did not have a barbershop or easy access to care.]]> 2022-09-01 22:37:51 UTC https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2279927596 Woman as Caregivers in the Countryside cbugaj2 https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2302151055 Medicines were herbs and folk remedies. Some woman used guide books for medicines, and had no professional training. The cared for the sick, the children, and birthed babies. ]]> 2022-09-19 02:10:39 UTC https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2302151055 Urban Life and Health cbugaj2 https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2302193434 There was no medical school in the colonies until 1765. There were very few physicians. They had to be trained in Europe. Life was very fragile during this era and death was a fact that had to be dealt with. Doctors of this era were not interested in decreasing the mortality rate of woman in child birth. The job of birthing babies in the cities was left to the midwives.]]> 2022-09-19 02:41:40 UTC https://padlet.com/cbugaj2/6fckwndgob38bzag/wish/2302193434