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From: Simon Pugh <simon@...>

To: Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com

Sent: Tuesday, 29 July, 2008 11:44:38 AM

Subject: Re: [Kresy-Siberia] Sea voyages while pregnant





I don't know of a general rule, but my grandmother sailed from Calcutta

to England when pregnant. She left in early January 1897 and the child

was born 12 May 1897.



In message <g6jjie+en9c@ eGroups.com>, Zdzislaw Nowicki

<znowicki@hotmail. com> writes

>

>Does anyone know if ladies that were pregnant were allowed to travel

>on ships transferring them from India to England.

>

>If they were allowed to travel, was there some sort of cut-off time

>such as 6 months after which they had to wait until after the birth of

>the baby before allowed to go on the sea voyage?

>

>Thanks in advance,

>

>Zdzis

>Runaway Bay,

>Queensland

>Australia

>

>



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I don't know of a general rule, but my grandmother sailed from Calcutta

to England when pregnant. She left in early January 1897 and the child

was born 12 May 1897.



In message <g6jjie+en9c@eGroups.com>, Zdzislaw Nowicki

<znowicki@...> writes

>

>Does anyone know if ladies that were pregnant were allowed to travel

>on ships transferring them from India to England.

>

>If they were allowed to travel, was there some sort of cut-off time

>such as 6 months after which they had to wait until after the birth of

>the baby before allowed to go on the sea voyage?

>

>Thanks in advance,

>

>Zdzis

>Runaway Bay,

>Queensland

>Australia

>

>



--

Simon Pugh

I know that pregnancy generally has nothing to do with travel, my

apologies, Eve, for any unwitting disrespect I may have caused.



However, in my research, I have come across some anomalies where

officially registered dates of events just do not match up with oral

history.  Also, I can find very few references in anyone's

recollections of babies being born on board ships.  Yes, there were a

few, but considering the large number of women being moved around the

world, the birth rate on board ship appears to be very small.



Modern airlines are reluctant to carry expectant mothers from about

the 8th month of pregnancy. Some airlines actually ask for a medical

certificate assuring fitness to travel while preganant.  Whichever way

one views this requirement, it nevertheless exists.



Apart from common sense dictating that mothers seek the the best

possible environment for a birth i.e. doctor, midwife etc... Being

male, I can only speculate but I know I would be reluctant to engage

in an uncomfortable sea voyage close to term and giving birth in a

sick bay not designed for the event.



Perhaps there were other factors such as administrative pressures to

close the DP camps down and relocate people to the UK or whichever

destination for which they indicated a preference.



With all this in mind, I'll rephrase my questions.



Was there a 'policy' that, if you were at the stage of pregnancy where

birth was imminent you were 'advised' not to travel?



If it was considered that a baby had a good chance of survivng a

premature birth, of let's say 8 weeks, were you allowed to travel?



Would you take the risk of a sea voyage while pregnant?



Thanks in advance,



Zdzis

Runaway Bay

Queensland

Australia



--- In Kresy-Siberia@yahoogroups.com, Eve5J@... wrote:

>

>

> Zdzis:

>

> Pregnancy had nothing whatsoever to do with travel throughout time

as far  as

> I know, both then and now.

>

> Eve

> -----

>

> Does  anyone know if ladies that were pregnant were allowed to travel

> on ships  transferring them from India to England.

>

> If they were allowed to  travel, was there some sort of cut-off time

> such as 6 months after which  they had to wait until after the birth of

> the baby before allowed to go on  the sea voyage?

>

> Thanks in advance,

>

> Zdzis

> Runaway  Bay,

> Queensland

>

>

>

>

>

>

>

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>

Zdzis:



Pregnancy had nothing whatsoever to do with travel throughout time as far  as

I know, both then and now.



Eve

-----



Does  anyone know if ladies that were pregnant were allowed to travel

on ships  transferring them from India to England.



If they were allowed to  travel, was there some sort of cut-off time

such as 6 months after which  they had to wait until after the birth of

the baby before allowed to go on  the sea voyage?



Thanks in advance,



Zdzis

Runaway  Bay,

Queensland















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[Non-text portions of this message have been removed]

Does anyone know if ladies that were pregnant were allowed to travel

on ships transferring them from India to England.





If they were allowed to travel, was there some sort of cut-off time

such as 6 months after which they had to wait until after the birth of

the baby before allowed to go on the sea voyage?



Thanks in advance,



Zdzis

Runaway Bay,

Queensland

Australia