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Childbirth in middle age

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  • The angel Gabriel tells Zacharias that his prayer for a child is to be granted; John the Baptist will be his son. Engraving by E. Kirkall after M. Scheits.
  • The aged Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, meets Joachim by the Golden Gate at Jerusalem. Engraving by H. Wierix.
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    The aged Anne, mother of the Virgin Mary, meets Joachim by the Golden Gate at Jerusalem. Engraving by H. Wierix.

    Wierix, Jeronimus, 1553-1619. | Reference: 20982i
    Part of: Vita divae Mariae virginis.
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    The angel Gabriel tells Zacharias that his prayer for a child is to be granted; John the Baptist will be his son. Engraving by E. Kirkall after M. Scheits.

    Scheits, Matthias, 1630?-1700. | Reference: 21613i
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    Birth over thirty / Sheila Kitzinger ; edited for the United States by Penny Simkin, R.P.T. illustrations by Jo Nesbitt.

    Kitzinger, Sheila | Date: 1985
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    Egg freezing, fertility and reproductive choice : negotiating responsibility, hope and modern motherhood / by Kylie Baldwin.

    Baldwin, Kylie | Date: 2019
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    Birth over thirty-five / Sheila Kitzinger ; illustrations by Jo Nesbitt.

    Kitzinger, Sheila | Date: 1994
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