The second variety was used by village midwives as it was portable, lighter and thus able to be carried from home to home as became popular in the French territory of (mostly German speaking) Alasace-Lorraine.
The second variety was used by village midwives. It was portable and thus able to be carried from home to home as became popular in the French territory of (mostly German speaking) Alasace-Lorraine. This was lighter.