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The one thing that really bugged me

posted 7 years ago by StephenMalovski
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You could claim that all of the key plot points in this movie happened because a certain character made a stupid decision or acted like an idiot! Sometimes we all make stupid decisions that we regret so.that is not my point.
But the one thing that really bugged me was the fact that Isabel never went to the mainland to get checked by a doctor during the coarse of the two pregnancies! I mean did they expected Isabel to give birth all alone on the island!?
She should have gone to the mainland as soon as she discovered the she was pregnant! Especially after the first miscarriage!
There are certainly many possible reasons for the miscarriages but even in the 1920es plenty of those could have been prevented with a simple medical examination!

[–] scubadivingjr 7 years ago

I thought the same thing, at least she should have stayed on mainland during the last two months of her pregnancy.

[–] sunchick116-872-583383 7 years ago

did you see her when she miscarried? the first time, she wasn't even showing, so i'm guessing she miscarried at less than 3 months. the second, she looked about 4 or 5.

[–] scubadivingjr 7 years ago

i was just saying i'm not a pregnancy expert, i thought the fat lady at church was pregnant once.

[–] martin3-3 7 years ago

...did they expected Isabel to give birth all alone on the island!?

Actually yes, because giving birth is a natural thing in nature that all animals do without consulting a doctor.

She should have gone to the mainland as soon as she discovered the she was pregnant! Especially after the first miscarriage!

No. Because the ship only came every two or three months. So if she had gone to visit a doc at the mainland, she would have been stuck there for a few months.

...at least she should have stayed on mainland during the last two months of her pregnancy

Again, no. This is set in a different time. The woman has to stay with her husband. Because the husband got the job that provides for the family. And he needs the support of his wife.

[–] Maximus256 (62) 6 years ago

Remember this was the early 1920s when most babies were born at home, not at a hospital like almost all babies in developed countries today. Back then, most people could not afford continuing medical services - there were no health care systems or group health insurance plans to pay for hospital stays, doctor visits, ongoing checkups, meds, etc. And there might have not been a whole lot that doctors could do about miscarriages anyways.