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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;Stork, post: 2911478, member: 71642&quot;]Ah, good old Kaiser Wilhelm.&nbsp; Another episode where Obstetrics influenced history (perhaps a bit, and of less direct an influence than Princess Charlotte&#039;s delivery and death -- her death medal is posted partway down the page for that story <a href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-see-your-exonumia.203005/page-275#post-2562393" class="internalLink ProxyLink" data-proxy-href="https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-see-your-exonumia.203005/page-275#post-2562393">https://www.cointalk.com/threads/lets-see-your-exonumia.203005/page-275#post-2562393</a>). </p><p><br /></p><p>He was a complicated breech delivery (&#039;double nuchal arm&#039; by the descriptions so both arms were up and behind the head).&nbsp; The delivery description also noted depressed heart rate, and there was a prior history of a maternal fall and apparent restricted growth on delivery. </p><p><br /></p><p>Whatever the cause he had an abnormal left arm (much more than a simple fracture would have given) whether a nerve injury from delivery maneuvers (the type more associated with a stuck shoulder, not a breech), from intrauterine malpresentation either chronic positioning or acute compression during labor, or from a placental injury/pre-delivery injury--it is hard to say. </p><p><br /></p><p>However, he is reported to have had quite an animosity towards his British doctor specifically, and Great Britain in general (with a whole other slew of reasons as well, including mommy issues, uncle issues etc).&nbsp; Certainly all this played a role, however large or small, in his character, development, and political choices (cough, WWI, cough).</p><p><br /></p><p>edited to add:</p><p>A cat to stay properly on topic for the off topic thread:</p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/xstRMm6HQ6Ox7vv0HNcS_DH%201091%20combo.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" /> </p><p><br /></p><p>And, how about a large kitty with wings on one side, and a dude with a critter on his head:</p><p><img src="https://collectivecoin.imgix.net/x96XJhDQHCMFJlYm9pMS_1927%2020%20FrPS%20plain.jpg" class="bbCodeImage wysiwygImage" alt="" unselectable="on" />[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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