Labor scene among the Wakambas (western portion of Central Africa)

Collection:: Images from the History of Medicine (IHM)
Author(s):: Engelmann, George J. (George Julius), 1847-1903, author
Publication:: St. Louis: Chambers, 1884
Language(s):: English
Format:: Still image
Subject(s):: Midwifery
Parturition
Obstetrics
Genre(s):: Book Illustrations
Abstract:: A woman is giving birth from a standing position; three women assist.
Copyright:: The National Library of Medicine believes this item to be in the public domain. (More information)
Related Title(s):: Is part of: Labor among primitive peoples, fig. 4, p. 63.; See related catalog record: 67220980R
Extent:: 1 print
Technique:: wood engraving
NLM Unique ID:: 101436850 (See catalog record)
NLM Image ID:: A013578
Permanent Link:: http://resource.nlm.nih.gov/101436850

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