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A woman in labour, lying down, eyes closed, her partner next to her.

A pregnant woman infected with HIV wearing a figure hugging vest representing an AIDS prevention advertisement for the AIDS Secretariat and AIDS Hotline. Colour lithograph, ca. 1990's.

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

I think we ought to consider an epidural.

A skeleton as Death embraces a pregnant woman. Woodcut by Gerhard Marcks, 1959.

A physician examining the urine of a pregnant girl. Oil painting attributed to a Netherlandish painter, 18th century.

A pregnant woman receives an abortifacient draught from a peasant "wise woman"; she falls ill but the physician cannot save her life; her funeral is attended by her family and neighbours. Colour lithograph by S. I︠a︡guzhinskiĭ, 1925.

A healthy pregnant woman: antenatal care in Kenya. Colour lithograph by Ministry of Health, ca. 2000.

A naked woman with extending yellow hair with a baby in her womb illustrated with white stars and a flower; a warning to women to protect their babies from AIDS by the Oficina Para la Prevencion y Lucha Contra el Sida and Organization Panaermicana de la Salud. Colour lithograph by Marco Caamaño, 1994.

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

A woman in labour lying on her side recieving an epidural.

A woman in labour lying on her side in bed during labour, with a woman by her side.

A woman in labour lying on her back with a healthcare professional examining her vagina.

A woman in labour lying on her side being given an epidural.

Can you remember all your breathing?.

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Pregnant women

Images from the collections

Images about Pregnant women

Works from the collections

A woman in labour lying on her side recieving an epidural.

A woman in labour lying on her side in bed during labour, with a woman by her side.

A woman in labour lying on her back with a healthcare professional examining her vagina.

A woman in labour lying on her side being given an epidural.

Can you remember all your breathing?.

Pregnant women

Images from the collections

Images about Pregnant women

Works from the collections

A woman in labour lying on her side recieving an epidural.

A woman in labour lying on her side in bed during labour, with a woman by her side.

A woman in labour lying on her back with a healthcare professional examining her vagina.

A woman in labour lying on her side being given an epidural.

Can you remember all your breathing?.

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