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I know I've seen some, I'll keep my eyes peeled 
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Something clicked for me yesterday.Great link between folk tradition & modern magical thinking.
Worth generalising from this a little IMO, and keeping a keen eye out for all recycled ideas in the broad "person tries to avoid pain, demons & bad outcomes result" category.
Because the Bible says women must suffer in childbirth for their sin, it's an easy sell to some traditionalists.
In the UK it took queen Victoria openly using chloroform, to reduce the stigma enough so other women could follow suit.