And women. Giving birth used to be very risky business. In this lecture "Return of the Microbes" the professor of medicine mentions in passing that in Victoria

And women. Giving birth used to be very risky business. In this lecture "Return of the Microbes" the professor of medicine mentions in passing that in Victorian Britain a male adult had an slightly higher life expectancy than a male adult in today's Britain. He excludes children but also women for good reason. https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/return-of-the-microbes-how-infections-are-once-more-taking-over https://www.gresham.ac.uk/lectures-and-events/return-of-the-...