Drawings of childbirth, Nordbaek Rigshospitalet, 12 December 1987.

  • Spears, Heather, 1943-
Date:
12 December 1987
Reference:
3329266i
Part of:
Drawings by Heather Spears.
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About this work

Description

A series of pencil drawings of a woman during labour in Rigshospitalet, Copenhagen. The sketches show her pushing, the baby's head crowning and her cradling the baby after the birth. Some of the drawings illustrate her emotions and the support of her partner and medical staff.

Publication/Creation

Denmark, 12 December 1987.

Physical description

26 drawings, 1 print

Reference

Wellcome Collection 3329266i

Ownership note

Acquired from Heather Spears by Wellcome Collection in 2005. The complete numbered sequence was not acquired.

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