The Facts of Life: Medical Museum: University of Iowa Health Care: Examining Reproductive Health

The Facts of Life: Examining Reproductive Health

Childbirth

Childbirth
Information on childbirth.

Conception
Photographs depicting the full cycle of conception.

Birth Defects
Possible birth defects to
be aware of.

20. Maternity Corset
Designed to support the abdomen without creating
pressure on the upper abdomen. It was also
adjustable to provide for figure changes including post-partum readjustments.

History of Labor and Childbirth
Drawings of childbirth in Medieval times.

Gynecological Instruments and Painless Childbirth
Information and photographs of instruments and anesthetics.

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