Quite popular among several countries, there was the belief that, during childbirth, knots had to be untied.
Everything, in the house, had to be loose to ease the delivery.
Also, a broom was kept in a corner of the room – this custom was followed in #Japan, too!
#Roman husbands wrapped their wives with special belts, which then were untied, to ease the pain of the labor.
Also, in the #MiddleAges, special birth girdles¹ were used.
