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At work in the field of birth : midwifery narratives of nature, tradition, and home / Margaret MacDonald.
MacDonald, Margaret, 1963-Date: 2007
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A midwife handing the Virgin Mary to Joachim after her first bath, Anna is in bed recovering. Line engraving.
Reference: 17361i
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The midwives book / Jane Sharp.
Sharp, Jane, Mrs.Date: 1985
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M0003964EB: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth
Date: 11 July 1934Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/33/14
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Unterricht für Hebammen / Neu bearb. und hrsg. von C. C. Th. Litzmann.
Michaelis, Gustav Adolph, 1798-1848.Date: 1873
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Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: diorama of a sixteenth-century lying-in room. Photograph from a negative of 1927.
Date: 1927Reference: 28901i
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Napoléon I presenting his new born son Napoléon II to his soldiers in 1811. Engraving by Mme. Lessueur after A. Testard.
Testard, Alphonse, active 1811.Reference: 17287i
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John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Line engraving, c. 1700, after G. Bonasone after G. Pontormo.
Pontormo, Jacopo Carucci, 1494-approximately 1556.Date: [c. 1700]Reference: 17347i
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The birth of the Virgin Mary, she is seated on Anna's knee and surrounded by Joachim and adoring attendants. Engraving after E. Grazini the younger.
Grazini, Ercole, the younger, 1688-1765.Reference: 17378i
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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.
Pietro, da Cortona, 1597-1669.Date: 1764Reference: 21522i
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The workplace of a female healer (midwife and surgeon), with signboard, from outside. Reproduction of wood engraving after H. Daumier, 1841.
Daumier, Honoré, 1808-1879.Reference: 538991i
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A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.
Date: [between 1940 and 1949]Reference: 24530i
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A mother in bed after having given birth; the midwife showing the baby to the father. Coloured stipple engraving, ca. 1800.
Date: 1800Reference: 586037i
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Childbirth. Lithograph by Conrad Felixmüller, 1922.
Felixmüller, Conrad, 1897-1977.Date: [1920]Reference: 727758i
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Call the midwife / Jennifer Worth.
Worth, Jennifer, 1935-2011.Date: 2002
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M0001496: Reproduction of a portrait of William Smellie (1697-1763), Scottish obstetrician
Date: 01 January 1931Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/13/96
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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Push! : the struggle for midwifery in Ontario / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault.
Bourgeault, Ivy Lynn, 1967-Date: [2006], ©2006
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A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.
Gonzalez Tavé, Federico, 1823-1867.Reference: 17230i
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Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.
Reference: 16889i
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M0003964: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth
Date: 11 July 1934Reference: WT/D/1/20/1/33/13
Part of: Wellcome Trust Corporate Archive
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(Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.
Picart, Bernard, 1673-1733.Date: 1726Reference: 21401i
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A woman being shown her newborn child for the final time before she receives the last rites. Engraving by A.H. Payne after C. Piloty.
Piloty, Karl von.Reference: 17670i
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An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.
Rowlandson, Thomas, 1756-1827.Date: 12 February 1811Reference: 16984i
Part of: Tegg's caricatures
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Pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn : a manual for rural midwives / Leo Eloesser, Edith G. Galt and Isabel Hemingway.
Eloesser, Leo.Date: 1955
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The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.
Albani, Francesco, 1578-1660.Reference: 21518i

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At work in the field of birth : midwifery narratives of nature, tradition, and home / Margaret MacDonald.

A midwife handing the Virgin Mary to Joachim after her first bath, Anna is in bed recovering. Line engraving.

The midwives book / Jane Sharp.

M0003964EB: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth

Unterricht für Hebammen / Neu bearb. und hrsg. von C. C. Th. Litzmann.

Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: diorama of a sixteenth-century lying-in room. Photograph from a negative of 1927.

Napoléon I presenting his new born son Napoléon II to his soldiers in 1811. Engraving by Mme. Lessueur after A. Testard.

John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Line engraving, c. 1700, after G. Bonasone after G. Pontormo.

The birth of the Virgin Mary, she is seated on Anna's knee and surrounded by Joachim and adoring attendants. Engraving after E. Grazini the younger.

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 workplace of a female healer (midwife and surgeon), with signboard, from outside. Reproduction of wood engraving after H. Daumier, 1841.

A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.

A mother in bed after having given birth; the midwife showing the baby to the father. Coloured stipple engraving, ca. 1800.

Childbirth. Lithograph by Conrad Felixmüller, 1922.

Call the midwife / Jennifer Worth.

M0001496: Reproduction of a portrait of William Smellie (1697-1763), Scottish obstetrician

Push! : the struggle for midwifery in Ontario / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault.

A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.

Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.

M0003964: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth

(Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.

A woman being shown her newborn child for the final time before she receives the last rites. Engraving by A.H. Payne after C. Piloty.

An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.

Pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn : a manual for rural midwives / Leo Eloesser, Edith G. Galt and Isabel Hemingway.

The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.

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At work in the field of birth : midwifery narratives of nature, tradition, and home / Margaret MacDonald.

A midwife handing the Virgin Mary to Joachim after her first bath, Anna is in bed recovering. Line engraving.

The midwives book / Jane Sharp.

M0003964EB: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth

Unterricht für Hebammen / Neu bearb. und hrsg. von C. C. Th. Litzmann.

Wellcome Historical Medical Museum, Wigmore Street, London: diorama of a sixteenth-century lying-in room. Photograph from a negative of 1927.

Napoléon I presenting his new born son Napoléon II to his soldiers in 1811. Engraving by Mme. Lessueur after A. Testard.

John the Baptist receiving his first bath, Elizabeth is recovering in bed while Zacharias is recording the childs name. Line engraving, c. 1700, after G. Bonasone after G. Pontormo.

The birth of the Virgin Mary, she is seated on Anna's knee and surrounded by Joachim and adoring attendants. Engraving after E. Grazini the younger.

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 workplace of a female healer (midwife and surgeon), with signboard, from outside. Reproduction of wood engraving after H. Daumier, 1841.

A nurse or midwife reading a thermometer and wiping it after use with cotton wool. Lithograph.

A mother in bed after having given birth; the midwife showing the baby to the father. Coloured stipple engraving, ca. 1800.

Childbirth. Lithograph by Conrad Felixmüller, 1922.

Call the midwife / Jennifer Worth.

M0001496: Reproduction of a portrait of William Smellie (1697-1763), Scottish obstetrician

Push! : the struggle for midwifery in Ontario / Ivy Lynn Bourgeault.

A Spanish nobleman congratulating his wife on the birth of a child, the court are also in attendance. Etching by A. Lataurze(?) after F. Gonzalez Tavé.

Alcmene giving birth to Hercules surrounded by attendants: in the background a woman is hitting another over the head with a stone. Line engraving by F. Bouttats the younger.

M0003964: Ancient Roman midwife attending a woman giving birth

(Left) a celebration of the birth of a child, (right) the child's first bath. Etching by B. Picart after himself, 1726.

A woman being shown her newborn child for the final time before she receives the last rites. Engraving by A.H. Payne after C. Piloty.

An obese midwife on her way to a labour in the early hours of the morning. Coloured etching by T. Rowlandson, 1811.

Pregnancy, childbirth and the newborn : a manual for rural midwives / Leo Eloesser, Edith G. Galt and Isabel Hemingway.

The birth of the Virgin. Engraving by F. Rosaspina after F. Giani after F. Albani.