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Birth

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Images from the collections

Images referencing Birth

45 images from works
  • Labour and birth
  • A set of obstetrical forceps
  • Aristolochia clematitis (Birthwort, Heartwort)
  • Steel perforator used in obstructed labour
  • A set of obstetrical forceps
  • Labour and birth
  • A set of obstetrical forceps
  • Steel perforator used in obstructed labour
  • Friesian cow calving.
  • Un feto - a handwritten case study of an teratological case
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Works from the collections

46 works

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    A set of obstetrical forceps

    • Digital Images
    • Online

    Steel perforator used in obstructed labour

    • Digital Images
    • Online

    A set of obstetrical forceps

    • Digital Images
    • Online

    Egyptian carving, dwarf demon Bes, taken 1989

    Carole Reeves
    • Digital Images
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    Un feto - a handwritten case study of an teratological case

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Related topics

Labour
Midwifery
Doctor
Baby
Childbirth
French
Case notes
Congenital Abnormalities
Pediatrics
Medical

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