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A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth. Engraving by P.S. Bartoli after F. Albani.
Francesco AlbaniReference: 17382i
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The birth of Adonis. Etching by H. van Swanevelt.
Date: 1654Reference: 11711i
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A woman in labour sitting sideways, clutching her partners shoulder.
Heather SpearsDate: 1987Reference: 3329263i.56
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Having a first baby : experiences in 1951 and 1985 compared two social, obstetric, and dietary studies of married primigravidae in Aberdeen / Barbara Thompson [and others].
Date: 1989
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Deaths in childbed : a preventable mortality : being the Milroy lectures delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, 1904 / by W. Williams.
Williams, William, 1857-1911Date: 1904
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The birth of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary presents him to God and the angels. Engraving.
Reference: 17325i
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An advertisement occasion'd by some passages in Sir R. Manningham's diary lately publish'd. / By J. Douglas.
James DouglasDate: 1727
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Outline of a woman in labour lying in bed with her eyes closed.
Heather SpearsDate: 1987Reference: 3329263i.38
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Childbirth with understanding : a prepared childbirth program with rooming-in / by Herbert Thoms.
Thoms, Herbert, 1885-1972Date: [1962]
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A woman in labour lying on her side attended to by two healthcare professionals.
Heather SpearsDate: 1987Reference: 3329263i.82
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.
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Impact of birthing practices on breastfeeding : protecting the mother and baby continuum / Mary Kroeger ; with Linda J. Smith.
Kroeger, MaryDate: [2004]
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Side view of a pregnant lady, silhouette
Neil Tinning
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Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by M. Faulte, 1619.
Date: 1619Reference: 17242i
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Hail Caesar : why one in three Australian babies is born by caesarean section / Caroline de Costa.
De Costa, Caroline, 1947-Date: 2008
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Why human rights in childbirth matter / Rebecca Schiller.
Schiller, RebeccaDate: 2016
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Women writing childbirth : modern discourses of motherhood / Tess Cosslett.
Cosslett, TessDate: [1994], ©1994
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St. A-d-è's miscarriage, or, a Full and True account of the Rabbet-Woman.
Date: 1727. [i.e. c.1851]
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Chinese charm to accelerate labour
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Die Gebärhaltung der Frau : Schwangerschaft und Geburt aus geschichtlicher, völkerkundlicher und medizinischer Sicht / Liselotte Kuntner.
Liselotte KuntnerDate: [1985], ©1985
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Geburt : eine Kulturgeschichte in Bildern / F. v. Zglinicki.
Zglinicki, Friedrich vonDate: 1983
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A man and a woman demonstrating the process of fermentation and distillation in alchemy. Etching, ca. 17th century.
Reference: 36181i
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Optimal birth : what, why and how : a reflective, narrative approach based on research evidence / Sylvie Donna ; with forewords by Rebecca Wright and Professor Soo Downe.
Donna, SylvieDate: 2010
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An exact diary of what was observ'd during a close attendance upon Mary Toft, the pretended rabbet-breeder of Godalming in Surrey, from Monday Nov. 28, to Wednesday Dec. 7 following. : Together with an account of her confession of the fraud. / By Sir Richard Manninghan.
Richard ManninghamDate: 1726
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French Guiana: a woman about to deliver a baby receiving a vapour bath. Coloured photograph, ca. 1913.
Date: 1900-1999Reference: 677845i
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A woman in labour lying in bed with a woman sitting beside her, holding her hand and a healthcare professional leaning over her.
Heather SpearsDate: 1987Reference: 3329263i.72
Part of: Drawings by Heather Spears.

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A midwife gives the Virgin Mary her first bath, Joachim looks and exclaims to the heavens where angels are celebrating her birth. Engraving by P.S. Bartoli after F. Albani.

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

A woman in labour sitting sideways, clutching her partners shoulder.

Having a first baby : experiences in 1951 and 1985 compared two social, obstetric, and dietary studies of married primigravidae in Aberdeen / Barbara Thompson [and others].

Deaths in childbed : a preventable mortality : being the Milroy lectures delivered at the Royal College of Physicians, 1904 / by W. Williams.

The birth of Jesus Christ, the Virgin Mary presents him to God and the angels. Engraving.

An advertisement occasion'd by some passages in Sir R. Manningham's diary lately publish'd. / By J. Douglas.

Outline of a woman in labour lying in bed with her eyes closed.

Childbirth with understanding : a prepared childbirth program with rooming-in / by Herbert Thoms.

A woman in labour lying on her side attended to by two healthcare professionals.

Impact of birthing practices on breastfeeding : protecting the mother and baby continuum / Mary Kroeger ; with Linda J. Smith.

Side view of a pregnant lady, silhouette

Myrrha, being transformed into the myrrh tree, gives birth to Adonis. Engraving by M. Faulte, 1619.

Hail Caesar : why one in three Australian babies is born by caesarean section / Caroline de Costa.

Why human rights in childbirth matter / Rebecca Schiller.

Women writing childbirth : modern discourses of motherhood / Tess Cosslett.

St. A-d-è's miscarriage, or, a Full and True account of the Rabbet-Woman.

Chinese charm to accelerate labour

Die Gebärhaltung der Frau : Schwangerschaft und Geburt aus geschichtlicher, völkerkundlicher und medizinischer Sicht / Liselotte Kuntner.

Geburt : eine Kulturgeschichte in Bildern / F. v. Zglinicki.

A man and a woman demonstrating the process of fermentation and distillation in alchemy. Etching, ca. 17th century.

Optimal birth : what, why and how : a reflective, narrative approach based on research evidence / Sylvie Donna ; with forewords by Rebecca Wright and Professor Soo Downe.

An exact diary of what was observ'd during a close attendance upon Mary Toft, the pretended rabbet-breeder of Godalming in Surrey, from Monday Nov. 28, to Wednesday Dec. 7 following. : Together with an account of her confession of the fraud. / By Sir Richard Manninghan.

French Guiana: a woman about to deliver a baby receiving a vapour bath. Coloured photograph, ca. 1913.

A woman in labour lying in bed with a woman sitting beside her, holding her hand and a healthcare professional leaning over her.