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A skeleton of a new born child with deformed hips who died of asphyxia in birth. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G. Leopold and Th. Leisewitz, 1908.
Christian Gerhard LeopoldDate: 1908Reference: 17140i
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Specimen obstetricium de partu difficili : capite infantis praevio ... / ex auctoritate magnifici rectoris D. Friderici Bernardi Albini ... publico & solenni examini submittit Joannes Tak, ... Ad diem VI. Februarii M.D.CC.LV.
Tak, Joannes.Date: [1755]
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A woman's narrow pelvis with child's head stuck in the middle of labour. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G. Leopold and Th. Leisewitz, 1908.
Christian Gerhard LeopoldDate: 1908Reference: 17135i
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Cours théorique et pratique d'accouchemens : dans lequel on expose les principes de cette branche de l'art, les soins que la femme exige pendant et après le travail, ainsi que les elémens de l'education physique et morale de l'enfant / par J. Capuron.
Joseph CapuronDate: 1811
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Introduction to the practice of midwifery. Part the fisrt [sic] / By Thomas Denman.
Thomas DenmanDate: 1782
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A woman's pelvis after a pubiotomy - to widen the birth canal for a vaginal delivery of a baby - previous two babies died. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G. Leopold and Th. Leisewitz, 1908.
Christian Gerhard LeopoldDate: 1908Reference: 17133i
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Case of delivery, without operative aid, through a pelvis extremely deformed by malacosteon / by J.Y. Simpson.
James Young SimpsonDate: 1847
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Records of obstetric consultation practice ; and a translation of Busch & Moser on uterine haemorrhage, with notes and cases.
Edward CopemanDate: 1856
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On the physiological and medicinal properties of bromine and its compounds : also on the analogies between the physiological and medicinal properties of these bodies, and those of chlorine and iodine, with their correspondent compounds : being the Harveian Prize Essay for 1842 / by R. M. Glover.
Robert Mortimer GloverDate: [1842]
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Two diagrams of a childs head starting to emerge from the vagina; two cross-sections of an exposed uterus and two diagrams of a single child and twins in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
Date: [1791]Reference: 17089i
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Notes on midwifery / by J.M. Munro Kerr.
John Martin Munro KerrDate: 1911
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On the treatment of labour delayed by obstruction at the pelvic brim / by Samuel Sloan.
Sloan, Samuel, 1843-1920.Date: 1886
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The birth of Julius Caesar from his dead mother. Reproduction, 1933, of a woodcut, 1506.
Date: [1933]Reference: 16942i
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Seven diagrams illustrating difficult births, obstetrical instruments and a conjoined twin. Etching by Barlow.
Reference: 17066i
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A woman's pelvis after a pubiotomy - to widen the birth canal for a vaginal delivery of a baby. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G. Leopold and Th. Leisewitz, 1908.
Christian Gerhard LeopoldDate: 1908Reference: 17127i
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Illustrations of difficult parturition.
Davis, John Hall, 1811-1884.Date: 1858
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A woman's pelvis after a succesful pubiotomy - a surgical incision of the symphysis pubis generally to widen the birth canal for vaginal delivery. Collotype by Römmler & Jonas after a radiograph made for G. Leopold and Th. Leisewitz, 1908.
Christian Gerhard LeopoldDate: 1908Reference: 17134i
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A synopsis of the various kinds of difficult parturition, with practical remarks on the management of labours / By Samuel Merriman.
Samuel MerrimanDate: 1814
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Contributions to the mechanism of natural and morbid parturition : including that of the placenta praevia. With an appendix / by J. Matthews Duncan.
James Matthews DuncanDate: 1875
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On difficult cases of parturition and the use of ergot of rye / by W. Michell.
Michell, W.Date: 1828
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The funeral procession of Queen Elizabeth (Elizabeth of York) in 1503. Etching with engraving, 1784.
Date: Nov.r 1 1784Reference: 46813i
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Four babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
Date: 6 May 1791Reference: 17087i
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Eight diagrams illustrating difficult births and obstetrical instruments. Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 17024i
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Six diagrams of babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
Date: 15 April 1791Reference: 17090i
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Eight diagrams illustrating difficult births and obstetrical instruments. Engraving by A. Bell.
Reference: 17035i