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Birth
A dangerous journey to the beginning of life
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Exercising for pelvic flexibility in the 1930s
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Birth from the father's point of view
A film that begins with a marriage proposal and ends with a baby
Plaster relief from a series illustrating childbirth
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Sonographer Raj Dave explains ultrasound to an expectant mother
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Beaded necklaces used in hospitals
Early 19th century oil painting
Leather turtle-shaped container for the umbilical cords of girls
Photograph of a newborn baby
19th century illustration
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News release showing Louise Brown's birth by caesarean
Sri Lankan gouache of Queen Maya giving birth
Birth horoscope of Tamerlane's grandson
French illustration showing early use of forceps
18th century instrument for delivering babies
Poster giving advice on pregnancy and birth
18th century Illustration of a foetus in the womb
An early lifeline for premature babies
Thomas Rowlandson's caricature of a 19th century midwife
Women exercise to prepare for birth in the 1950s