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Posture des négresses du district de Moru

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Witkowski, Gustave Joseph, 1844-1923, author
Publication:
Paris: Steinheil, [1887]
Language(s):
French
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Parturition
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
A woman in labor is lying on an inclined mat, her feet resting against a building; she is sucking liquid through a tube from a bowl on the ground next to the mat.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: Histoire des accouchements chez tous les peuples, fig. 283, p. 407.; See related catalog record: 67410720R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
wood engraving
NLM Unique ID:
101436858 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013580
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436858