M0007445: Model of a parturition chair, as described by Heister, 1770

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Photograph of a model parturition or birthing chair based on a description by Lorenz Heister in 1770. The model was previously part of the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum but is now held by the Science Museum (A63535). Another photograph of this image was accessioned by the Wellcome Historical Medical Museum on 12th October 1935 (PHO 5265).

M0007445: Model of a parturition chair, as described by Heister, 1770

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