🙌🏾 Let's celebrate Sarah Esegbona-Adeigbe for next!
💥In December 2020, Sarah wrote about in practice.
👏🏽A wonderful article accompanied by some of 's most striking illustrations.

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Happy ❤️

Sending big love and thanks to all the out there for doing what you do ⭐️

And for all you have done for mamas, families and babies through the pandemic. Incredible 💥

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Facsimiles of 'Fasciculus Medicinae', a 15thc collection of medical texts with some of the earliest known anatomical woodcuts, including depictions of pregnancy

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

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Plates from William Smellie's 'Theory and Practice of Midwifery' (1752). Smellie, a Lanarkshire-born 'man-midwife' was known for pioneering a scientific approach to midwifery and developing safer obstetrical forceps

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Depiction of a 17th century caesarean operation, a time before obstetrics was a recognised speciality. From ‘Armamentarium Chirurgicum' (1655) by Johannes Scultetus. Don't forget tomorrow is

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Plates from C18th Scottish man-midwife William Smellie's 'Theory and Practice of Midwifery' (1752) on

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We've all been grateful for a midwife at least once so pls RT to thank them all this

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