A monthly nurse, who looks after a mother and a newborn baby for the first month after the birth. Wood engraving by Orrin Smith, ca. 1840, after Kenny Meadows.

  • Meadows, Joseph Kenny, 1790-1874.
Date:
1840
Reference:
11737i

Licence: Public Domain Mark

Credit: A monthly nurse, who looks after a mother and a newborn baby for the first month after the birth. Wood engraving by Orrin Smith, ca. 1840, after Kenny Meadows. Wellcome Collection. Source: Wellcome Collection.

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