'Magical' girdle worn in hundreds of medieval childbirths discovered in England

A rare strip of parchment more than 10 feet (3 meters) long and adorned with Christian emblems shows chemical traces of its use by women in medieval England as a magical amulet to protect them during pregnancy and childbirth.

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