How did men survive this?

[Rev. Rye]

A point The Knick makes clear in its opening scene:
(note: I hid this because I figured this would be prudent.)

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(Also, not only does the mother die, the doctor with the impressive beard offs himself due to his despair at failing to solve a problem that affects 1 in 200 pregnancies.)

I might have to look for a way to watch this series.

My great grandmother had at least 11 pregnancies.  Two children survived though her daughter had retinitis pigmentosa which she passed to her son, who had no biological kids.  Great grandma's son - my grandfather - passed RP to my aunt though it appears to have stopped there.  All the other babies were victims of medical science not yet being able to recognize/treat the complications from the Rh factor.  I can only imagine that there came a point where you didn't expect a pregnancy to be successful.

I have both seasons on Blu-Ray. I managed to get them cheap just in time for Easter 2017. Things might be slimmer pickings this time around, since they're not new releases anymore.