The Practice of Childbirth. Plate from Peu, 1694 (Lower Figure)

Originally published in La pratique des accouchemens ... Paris, Chez Jean Boudot..., 1694.These images were taken while preparing a book (Wombs with a View, Springer, 2016) on the history of the illustrations and how they contributed to our understanding of anatomy and physiology of pregnancy, thereby enabling advances in the practice of obstetrics and gynecology