Druin Burch When Childbirth Was Natural, and Deadly The eighteenth century was a time when a mother, not her baby, needed to be delivered. The Curious History of an Herbal Remedy The herbal remedy foxglove joined the ranks of modern medicine, thanks to its eighteenth-century champion, Dr. William Withering. Would we be better off without it? By Druin Burch Published 7 August 08