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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