[Midwife assisted childbirth]

[Midwife assisted childbirth]

Collection:
Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):
Rueff, Jakob, ca.1500-1558, Author
Publication:
Francoforti ad Moenum: [Sigismundi Feyerabendi,] , 1580
Format:
Still image
Subject(s):
Midwifery
Parturition
Obstetrics
Genre(s):
Book Illustrations
Abstract:
Two midwives comfort a woman sitting in a birthing chair while a third midwife delivers the baby; in the background two men are consulting astrological charts and the stars.
Copyright:
The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):
Is part of: De conceptu et generatione hominis, l. 28 verso.; (DNLM)2283036R
Extent:
1 print
Technique:
woodcut
NLM Unique ID:
101436173 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:
A013193
Permanent Link:
http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436173