Starvation and Dehydration

Health24 talks about NVP (Nausea and vomiting of pregnancy) which in its most extreme version, hyperemesis gravidarum, is thought to have been Charlotte Brontë's cause of death:

Furthermore Coad and coworkers (2002) state: “Although NVP has been documented for thousands of years , its cause has not yet been satisfactorily elucidated.”
The latter authors also mention the startling fact that NVP caused the death of Charlotte Brontë due to “starvation and dehydration after suffering very severe NVP 4 months into her first pregnancy”.(Coad et al., Nutrient insult in early pregnancy, Proceedings of the Nutrition Society (2002), 61: 51-59, 2002). Charlotte Brontë and her baby died in April 1855 [sic: March 31st, actually], more than 155 years ago, and yet we still don’t really know what causes NVP and what treatments can improve the quality of pregnant women’s lives and the health and nutrition of their babies. (Dr Van Heerden)

The Telegraph & Argus reminds us of the touristic appeal of Scarborough. Including the Brontë connection, of course:

We next headed to the grave of Anne Brontë – one of Haworth’s world-famous literary sisters – at St Mary’s Church in Castle Road.
The author of Agnes Grey and The Tenant Of Wildfell Hall died in lodgings on the site of the current Grand Hotel – there’s a blue plaque marking the place – on May 28, 1849. She was just 29 years old, although the gravestone erroneously says she was 28.
Anne had travelled to Scarborough with her sister Charlotte. She was suffering from consumption, and it was hoped that the sea air may help her recover. Sadly, it was not to be. (Tony Walton)

Querida Jane (in Spanish) is publishing a series of posts about re-reading of Jane Eyre and also comparing Charlotte Brontë's novel to the Twilight saga; Fans de Chick Lit posts (in French) about Jane Eyre 2006; My Realm and My Dreams discusses why in her opinion Jane Eyre is better than a regency heroine; on beliefnet we find a short story with the title Chicken Soup for the Soul: Heathcliff in Jeans by Angela Polidoro; The CinemaScope Cat posts briefly about Wuthering Heights 1950;

Categories: Anne Brontë, Charlotte Brontë, Jane Eyre, Movies-DVD-TV, Wuthering Heights