Until the 17th century, birth in most parts of the world was firmly in the exclusively female domestic arena, and hospital birth was uncommon before the 20th century, except in a few major cities. (bmj.com)
The UK has been at this point before and the commitment to an in - or - out referendum is not the first pledge we have had on European referendums, which were often as much about containing an issue or attempting to stem opposition in the domestic arena as they were about European decision - making. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)
Indeed, the referendum commitment has worked quite well for the Conservatives in the domestic arena, at least in the short term. (blog.politics.ox.ac.uk)