Comment on How much has the ratio of accidental vs intentional pregnancies changed over time?
BenM2023@lemmy.world 10 months agoPre 1850s, in most cases, you needed to have lots of offspring regardless of wanting them or not… Mortality was high.
kurcatovium@lemm.ee 10 months 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.