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  • A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath, Anna is recuperating in bed. Engraving by P. de Surugue after Pietro da Cortona.
  • A baby being removed from its dying mother's womb via Caesarean section. Reproduction of woodcut, 1483.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary in a wealthy household. Engraving by E. Picart after G. Reni.
  • The birth of the Antichrist from a dying woman via a Caesarean operation. Reproduction, 1933, of a woodcut, 1475.
  • A midwife handing the Virgin Mary to Joachim after her first bath, Anna is in bed recovering. Line engraving.
  • Mary Toft (Tofts), who duped several doctors into believing she had given birth to a litter of rabbits: twelve episodes. Etching.
  • A midwife wrapping the Virgin Mary in swaddling clothes after receiving her first bath; Anne is recuperating in bed. Engraving by C. Faucci, 1764, after G.B. Cipriani after Pietro da Cortona.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, her mother Anne washes her hands before being given food and drink by attendants. Photolithograph after a painting by B. Daddi.
  • A child receiving its first bath, the mother is in bed recovering and being given food. Pen drawing.
  • John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Engraving after J. van der Straet.
  • A woman doctor, perhaps a midwife, diagnosing pregnancy in a young woman: her dismayed parents are in the background. Mezzotint, 1778.
  • (Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, a 'virga' (shoot) from the genealogical tree of Jesse. Engraving by D. Cunego, 1778, after D. Zampieri, il Domenichino.
  • Hebrew midwives refusing to kill male babies after being ordered to do so by the Pharoah of Egypt. Engraving by P.P. Bouché after G. Freeman, ca. 1694.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, Anna receives refreshments from attendants while the midwife gives Mary her first bath. Woodcut after A. Dürer, 1503.
  • Four babies in different delivery positions in the womb. Engraving by W. Taylor, 1791, after F. Birnie after W. Smellie.
  • An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
  • A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.
  • A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.
  • The birth of the Virgin Mary, her mother Anne washes her hands before being given food and drink by attendants. Photolithograph after a painting by B. Daddi.
  • A midwife presenting a new born royal (?) baby to its father and to the royal court. Etching.
  • Alcmene giving birth to Hercules: Juno, jealous of the child, attempts to delay the childbirth. Line engraving.
  • The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.
  • An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
  • A woman handing a note to her physician after giving birth, the midwife is seated near her. Pen drawing by J. Ulrich.
  • A monkey (dressed as a human being) giving birth to a baby monkey aided by a midwife and two attendants. Reproduction of an engraving.