Comment on How much has the ratio of accidental vs intentional pregnancies changed over time?
match@pawb.social 4 weeks agoRight, so I guess the question I have is, did the desired number of kids go down, or did everyone pre-1850s just put up with having more kids than they wanted? How many kids do people want to have?
BenM2023@lemmy.world 4 weeks ago
Pre 1850s, in most cases, you needed to have lots of offspring regardless of wanting them or not… Mortality was high.
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 4 weeks ago
Not sure how it was elsewhere but where I live people usually had more kids because there were no retirement and once your body was weak you needed someone to provide for you. And more children = better chance of providing for their parents.