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

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.

Vishnu reclining on the ocean with Brahma springing from a lotus growing from Vishnu's navel with attendants. Coloured transfer lithograph.

Events in Krishna's life. Gouache drawing.

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

A father holding his swaddled new born baby.

Sibah.

An exhausted mother gives birth before a crowd of French officials; symbolising the birth of the ideas of the July Revolution and their troubled patrimony in the hands of contemporary politicians. Lithograph by E. Forest after J. Grandville, 1831, after Eugène Devéria, 1827.

Foetuses in utero: six figures showing cross-sections of foetuses in various positions in the uterus prior to and during birth. Line engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after Smellie.

The birth of Adonis. Etching by H. van Swanevelt.

A woman in labour holding her partners hand, lying in bed being examined by a midwife.

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

A caesarean section in progress.

A healthcare professional sitting between the legs of a pregnant woman, delivering a baby.

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.

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Labor (Obstetrics)

Images from the collections

Images about Labor (Obstetrics)

Works from the collections

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

A caesarean section in progress.

A healthcare professional sitting between the legs of a pregnant woman, delivering a baby.

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.

Labor (Obstetrics)

Images from the collections

Images about Labor (Obstetrics)

Works from the collections

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

A caesarean section in progress.

A healthcare professional sitting between the legs of a pregnant woman, delivering a baby.

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.

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