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Napoléon I presenting his new born son Napoléon II to his soldiers in 1811. Engraving by Mme. Lessueur after A. Testard.
Testard, Alphonse, active 1811.Reference: 17287i
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A woman lying on her back with her legs raised during labour, while a medical professional assists with the birth.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.87
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Line engraving, c. 1700, after G. Bonasone after G. Pontormo.
Pontormo, Jacopo Carucci, 1494-approximately 1556.Date: [c. 1700]Reference: 17347i
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The birth of the Virgin Mary, she is seated on Anna's knee and surrounded by Joachim and adoring attendants. Engraving after E. Grazini the younger.
Grazini, Ercole, the younger, 1688-1765.Reference: 17378i
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A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath; Anne is recuperating in bed. Engraving by C. Faucci, 1764, after G.B. Cipriani after Pietro da Cortona.
Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.Date: 1764Reference: 21522i
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A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs raised while a midwife checks her cervix.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.83
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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The workplace of a female healer (midwife and surgeon), with signboard, from outside. Reproduction of wood engraving after H. Daumier, 1841.
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879.Reference: 538991i
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A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.
Date: [between 1940 and 1949]Reference: 24530i
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A mother in bed after having given birth; the midwife showing the baby to the father. Coloured stipple engraving, ca. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 586037i
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Childbirth. Lithograph by Conrad Felixmüller, 1922.
Felixmüller, Conrad, 1897-1977.Date: [1920]Reference: 727758i
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Call the midwife / Jennifer Worth.
Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.Date: 2002
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A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs while a healthcare professional checks her cervix.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.85
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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M0001496: Reproduction of a portrait of William Smellie (1697-1763), Scottish obstetrician
Date: 01 January 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/13/96
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Push! : the struggle for midwifery in Ontario / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault.
Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, 1967-Date: [2006], ©2006
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A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.
Gonzalez Tavé, Federico, 1823-1867.Reference: 17230i
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Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.
Reference: 16889i
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M0003964: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth
Date: 11 July 1934Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/33/13
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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(Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1726Reference: 21401i
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A woman being shown her newborn child for the final time before she receives the last rites. Engraving by A.H. Payne after C. Piloty.
Piloty, Karl von.Reference: 17670i
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Se - nu er vandel gået - nu skal det ik' være så meget.
Spears, Heather, 1934-Date: 1987Reference: 3329265i.52
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 12 February 1811Reference: 16984i
Part of: Tegg's caricatures
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Pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn : a manual for rural midwives / Leo Eloesser, Edith G. Galt and Isabel Hemingway.
Eloesser, Leo.Date: 1955
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The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Reference: 21518i
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The birth of John the Baptist. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.
Carracci, Lodovico, 1555-1619.Reference: 25344i
Part of: La Pinacoteca della Pontificia Accademia delle Belle Arti in Bologna
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The birth of the Virgin Mary, a 'virga' (shoot) from the genealogical tree of Jesse. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1778, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
Domenichino, 1581-1641.Date: 1778Reference: 21794i

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Napoléon I presenting his new born son Napoléon II to his soldiers in 1811. Engraving by Mme. Lessueur after A. Testard.

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

John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Line engraving, c. 1700, after G. Bonasone after G. Pontormo.

The birth of the Virgin Mary, she is seated on Anna's knee and surrounded by Joachim and adoring attendants. Engraving after E. Grazini the younger.

A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath; Anne is recuperating in bed. Engraving by C. Faucci, 1764, after G.B. Cipriani after Pietro da Cortona.

A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs raised while a midwife checks her cervix.

The workplace of a female healer (midwife and surgeon), with signboard, from outside. Reproduction of wood engraving after H. Daumier, 1841.

A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.

A mother in bed after having given birth; the midwife showing the baby to the father. Coloured stipple engraving, ca. 1800.

Childbirth. Lithograph by Conrad Felixmüller, 1922.

Call the midwife / Jennifer Worth.

A woman in labour lying on her back with her legs while a healthcare professional checks her cervix.

M0001496: Reproduction of a portrait of William Smellie (1697-1763), Scottish obstetrician

Push! : the struggle for midwifery in Ontario / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault.

A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.

Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.

M0003964: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth

(Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.

A woman being shown her newborn child for the final time before she receives the last rites. Engraving by A.H. Payne after C. Piloty.

Se - nu er vandel gået - nu skal det ik' være så meget.

An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.

Pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn : a manual for rural midwives / Leo Eloesser, Edith G. Galt and Isabel Hemingway.

The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.

The birth of John the Baptist. Drawing by F. Rosaspina, c. 1830, after L. Carracci.

The birth of the Virgin Mary, a 'virga' (shoot) from the genealogical tree of Jesse. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1778, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.