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The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.
Dürer, Albrecht, 1471-1528.Date: 1503Reference: 17321i
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A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving by H. Wierix.
Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619.Reference: 17358i
Part of: Vita divae Mariae virginis.
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Outline of a medical professional's hand assisting with the birth of a woman in labour, with the baby's head emerging.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.94
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Kom-det er flot!.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.71
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Ten diagrams illustrating various methods of delivering a baby using forceps. Etching, 1791.
Date: 10 June 1791Reference: 17077i
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Der er ik ret meget pause.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.31
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Woman's work in the field of medicine.
College of Midwifery (New York, N.Y.)Date: 1883
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A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs raised while a medical professional assists with the birth.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.86
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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A monkey (dressed as a human being) giving birth to a baby monkey aided by a midwife and two attendants. Reproduction of an engraving.
Date: [1934]Reference: 16915i
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An exhausted woman being held by friends after just giving birth to twins. Pen drawing after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.
Parmigianino, 1503-1540.Reference: 16892i
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A woman giving birth aided by a surgeon who fumbles beneath a sheet to save the lady from embarassment. Wood engraving after a woodcut, 1711.
Reference: 16944i
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Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Lord President of the Council to consider the working of the Midwives Act, 1902.
Great Britain. Midwives Act Committee.Date: [1909]
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M0002670: Portrait of Angélique Marguerite le Boursier du Coudray (c.1714-1794)
Date: 01 December 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/22/50
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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M0002617: Portrait of Marie Anne Victoire Boivin (1773-1841
Date: 26 November 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/22/14
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
Archives and manuscripts
M0011186: Portrait of John Leake (1729-1792)
Date: November 1949Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/99/33
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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A woman lying on her back with her legs raised during labour, while a female medical professional assists with the birth.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.89
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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The midwife in England : being a study in England of the working of the English Midwives act of 1902.
Van Blarcom, Carolyn Conant.Date: 1913
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A grotesque accouchement. Oil painting.
Date: [between 1600 and 1699]Reference: 44686i
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John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Engraving after J. van der Straet.
Straet, Jan van der, 1523-1605.Reference: 17344i
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A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth. Engraving by P.S. Bartoli after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Reference: 17382i
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Maybe half an hour.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.70
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs raised in bed, with a midwife by her side.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.25
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Surrey Dispensary 178... : Mrs... midwife to the lying-in department is required to attend the wife of... in the parish of... recommended by Mr... governor : regulations.
Surrey Dispensary.Date: [1780?]
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Annuaire des sages-femmes de Paris, publié sous la direction du E. Verrier-De Villers.
Verrier, E. (Eugène), 1824-1910.Date: 1876-1878
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The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.

A midwife giving the Virgin Mary her first bath while Anna is recovering in bed. Line engraving by H. Wierix.

Outline of a medical professional's hand assisting with the birth of a woman in labour, with the baby's head emerging.

Kom-det er flot!.

Ten diagrams illustrating various methods of delivering a baby using forceps. Etching, 1791.

Der er ik ret meget pause.

Woman's work in the field of medicine.

A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs raised while a medical professional assists with the birth.

A monkey (dressed as a human being) giving birth to a baby monkey aided by a midwife and two attendants. Reproduction of an engraving.

An exhausted woman being held by friends after just giving birth to twins. Pen drawing after G.F.M. Mazzola, il Parmigianino.

A woman giving birth aided by a surgeon who fumbles beneath a sheet to save the lady from embarassment. Wood engraving after a woodcut, 1711.

Report of the Departmental Committee appointed by the Lord President of the Council to consider the working of the Midwives Act, 1902.

M0002670: Portrait of Angélique Marguerite le Boursier du Coudray (c.1714-1794)

M0002617: Portrait of Marie Anne Victoire Boivin (1773-1841

M0011186: Portrait of John Leake (1729-1792)

A woman lying on her back with her legs raised during labour, while a female medical professional assists with the birth.

The midwife in England : being a study in England of the working of the English Midwives act of 1902.

A grotesque accouchement. Oil painting.

John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Engraving after J. van der Straet.

A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth. Engraving by P.S. Bartoli after F. Albani.

Maybe half an hour.

A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs raised in bed, with a midwife by her side.

Surrey Dispensary 178... : Mrs... midwife to the lying-in department is required to attend the wife of... in the parish of... recommended by Mr... governor : regulations.

Annuaire des sages-femmes de Paris, publié sous la direction du E. Verrier-De Villers.

[Tamra 'ok luk tamra ya].