"Is that so? How exciting! A long life in my time was 50's or so. I know I helped so many people live past that. Still, 70's would have been unheard of! And birthing is safer now? Oh what a relief! I know we more or less kept women bedridden for the month before their due date and once the baby was a month old, with a few exceptions. I wonder what the recovery is like now for having a baby. I know when I birthed Adrian, I felt like I was never going to leave my bed. But, Vlad took good care of me during that time. And things were pretty smooth for me in those days. Still. Thank you for bringing this to my attention! I will have to read up on everything when I get a chance. Say. There was a patient I saw with diphtheria many years ago. How is that treated now a days, I wonder."