"What every young man should know and every young woman should see". How you could learn all about pregnancy and childbirth at the fairground

The fair used to be a place to have fun, but also to discover something new. Young and old alike prepared to visit the lion tamer, the boxing stall, or the levitating lady, but they also learned about pregnancy and childbirth. Professor Nele Wynants (UAntwerp) and actor-magician Kobe Van Herwegen visited one of the oldest forains (showpeople) in Belgium: François Delforge. A seventh-generation forain, he can still vividly recount his fairground past throughout the 20th century.