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Early 20thc facsimiles of 'Fasciculus Medicinae', a collection of medical texts first printed in 1491 with some of the earliest known anatomical woodcuts, including these depictions of pregnancy

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2020-05-05

Frontispiece to Man-Midwifery Dissected by Samuel W Fores: https://t.co/iORxIWuIVi

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2020-05-05

On International Day of the Midwife here is a handy guide - James Wolveridge's C17th midwifery handbook, written to 'inform midwives in their office'

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2020-05-05

UK midwife wins Florence Nightingale award to visit the Netherlands to a midwifery summer school https://t.co/Ow3KL702cK 5/12

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2020-05-05

Feliz

«Crees que el amor verdadero es el único que puede apoderarse de tu corazón. El único que puede entrar en tu vida e iluminarla. O destruirla. Entonces… te conviertes en MADRE».

(#GreysAnatomy 8x02)

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2020-05-03

Was very happy to make a digital portrait of a local midwife to say thank you to all the NHS workers not just during this time but always

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2020-05-02

SkekNus the Executioner and his mom SkekJey the Midwife

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2020-04-29

"A seated woman giving birth aided by a midwife and two other attendants, in the background two men are looking at the stars and plotting a horoscope. Woodcut, 1583. Wellcome Collecton."

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2020-04-29

Died 17Apr1794 the pioneering French midwife, Angélique du Coudray. Born in 1712, the same year as the King of Prussia (Frederick II, known as Frederick the Great) and the Enlightenment ... https://t.co/kYW0PXzXRy

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2020-04-17

Medical dames here comes legendary Agnodice, credited as 1st female midwife in ancient Athens. Studied and worked as a physician disguised as a man. Acquitted on charges of practising illegally/seducing patients

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2020-04-08

This International Year of the Nurse and Midwife, we honor those who make our lives healthier and happier - those who sacrifice so much to ensure our well being and welcome new life - especially today on (Art: Thomas Wimberly for )

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2020-04-07

Seems fitting to share, one of our precious objects from our Hospitals heritage, print of Queen Victoria opening the Derbyshire Royal Infirmary in 1891 we will keep sharing these reminders of our brilliant hospitals

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2020-04-04

One of the spots for the lovely newest issue: Through the Looking Glass. These tarot cards explore some guidelines from the Article of the Month, with a little Wonderland Whimsy!

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2020-04-03

New hospital to tackle to be named NHS Nightingale. It's 200 years since birth of Florence Nightingale. Cartoon from January for to mark start of What a year it's been so far.

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2020-03-25

“She is the fairies’ midwife, and she comes
In shape no bigger than an agate stone
That plaits the manes of horses in the night
And bakes the elf locks in foul sluttish hairs,
Which once untangled, much misfortune bodes.”🌙🐴🧚‍♂️

https://t.co/2UkMnmdmSm

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2020-03-21

Excited to see some of our objects from our Medical Museum collection on display as part of the Florence Nightingale exhibition at Pickfords House Museum opening this week

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2020-03-16

Midwifery/ birth organisations do you have a Position Statement or Policy on Climate Change? Writing an article for 🙏🙏 Pls RT

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2020-03-11

Some cover closeups of the In Action issue of The Practising Midwife, looking at how midwives support mums and each other through delivery, their work, and sometimes trauma.

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2020-03-09

Antonio Vivaldi–born 1678–& immediately baptised by the midwife, either due to his poor health or bec an earthquake had shaken Venice that day. Either trauma may have caused his mother to dedicate her red-haired son to the priesthood, where he became known as The Red Priest.

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2020-03-04