How Did Doctors Deal With Childbirth in Roman Times?

Galen had a famous thereac that he compounded for the emperor marcus aurelius. One of the ingredients was poppy juice, or the latex of the poppy. So plant stuffs definitely were used, but also animal products were used,. and even minerals. Amulets inscribed with perhaps incantationsr magical words, were looked down upon by the high and mighty secular medice.