Midwives Collection

The Birth of the Virgin, Brussels Workshop, c. 1510 (tapestry)
XIR240906 The Birth of the Virgin, Brussels Workshop, c.1510 (tapestry) by Flemish School, (16th century); St. Sauveur Cathedral, Aix-en-Provence, France; Flemish, out of copyright

German Midwife
This German midwife doesn t seem to have made a very good job of one of the babies she has just delivered !

The Egyptian Midwives
Pharaoh, jealous of the Hebrews, orders the midwives to smother any male Hebrew child they deliver; but they refuse, and God approves their action

The Aztec Idol, Cihuacoatl
2623729 The Aztec Idol, Cihuacoatl; (add.info.: Photograph of the Aztec Idol, Cihuacoatl, goddess of birth, patron saint of physicians, bleeders, midwives, surgeons)

Esquisse pour l'église Notre-Dame-de-Clignancourt : La Naissance de la Vierge, 1866
Esquisse pour l'eglise Notre-Dame-de-Clignancourt : La Naissance de la Vierge, 1866. Sketch for the Notre-Dame-de-Clignancourt church (18th arrondissement). Birth of the Virgin

Birth of a baby, Rochford General Hospital, Essex
Birth of a baby at Rochford General Hospital, Essex. When Janet Gisby was admitted, the chances were high that, after two miscarriages, she would lose her baby

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The first-born male offspring, the midwife, shows the newborn son to the other family members
7280210 The first-born male offspring, the midwife, shows the newborn son to the other family members by Unknown Artist, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: The first-born male offspring)

Childbirth (woodcut)
7186200 Childbirth (woodcut) by Swiss School, (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info.: Childbirth. Illustration from Bilder-Lexicon Sexualwissenschaft (Verlag fur Kulturforschung)

Woman giving birth (woodcut)
7201480 Woman giving birth (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman giving birth)

Woman giving birth (woodcut)
7201479 Woman giving birth (woodcut) by German School, (16th century) (after); Private Collection; (add.info.: Woman giving birth)

Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, 1490 / 95. Creator: Bartolomeo di Giovanni
Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, 1490/95

Birth of Saint Benedict, 1687-1717. Creator: Giacomo-Maria Giovannini
Birth of Saint Benedict, 1687-1717

Midwife, Nurses and Incubators at the Maternity Hospital, Port Royal, Paris (engraving)
1622437 Midwife, Nurses and Incubators at the Maternity Hospital, Port Royal, Paris (engraving) by English School, (19th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

A women weighing a crying baby on a set of scales (colour litho)
732057 A women weighing a crying baby on a set of scales (colour litho) by English School, (20th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

Birth of St. Benedict (etching)
2563204 Birth of St. Benedict (etching) by Giovannini, Giacomo Maria (1667-1717); 36.7x21.5 cm; Free Library of Philadelphia; (add.info.: Benedict of Nursia, c.480-c.547)

Icon depicting the Birth of the Virgin, c. 1550 (tempera and gold leaf on panel
PFR314508 Icon depicting the Birth of the Virgin, c.1550 (tempera and gold leaf on panel) (detail of 314500) by Russian School (16th century); Private Collection; (add.info)

The midwife, late 17th century (coloured engraving)
CHT157477 The midwife, late 17th century (coloured engraving) by Bonnart, Nicolas (c.1646-1718); Bibliotheque Nationale, Paris, France; (add.info.: reign of Louis XIV)

The Birth of St. Nicholas (tempera on panel)
AGN81812 The Birth of St. Nicholas (tempera on panel) by Bicci di Lorenzo, (1373-1452); 29.2x34.9 cm; Private Collection; (add.info.: copy of 434115 by Gentile da Fabriano; ); Photo eAgnew s

Window w5 depicting the Birth of St Foy (stained glass)
720007 Window w5 depicting the Birth of St Foy (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); French, out of copyright

A night of fire in La Spezia (colour litho)
2784248 A night of fire in La Spezia (colour litho) by Beltrame, Achille (1871-1945); Private Collection; (add.info.: A young midwife is called urgently and rushes to a house that is ruining)

Birth of the Virgin Mary
3433555 Birth of the Virgin Mary by German School, (16th century); Palazzo Corsini, Gallerie Nazionali Barberini Corsini, Rome

Nativity of the Virgin, lunette from the Lotto Chapel, 1525 (fresco)
3496112 Nativity of the Virgin, lunette from the Lotto Chapel, 1525 (fresco) by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); Church of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco, Bergamo

Window w26 depicting the Birth of the Virgin Mary (stained glass)
720875 Window w26 depicting the Birth of the Virgin Mary (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); Church of St. Pierre, Montfort-l Amaury, France; French, out of copyright

Astrologers casting a horoscope for the child being born to a woman in a birth chair
EDI196594 Astrologers casting a horoscope for the child being born to a woman in a birth chair, from De Conceptu et Generatione Hominis by Jacob Rueff, published in Frankfurt

A Woman in Labour, illustration from chapter 2, Book 1 of
STC90693 A Woman in Labour, illustration from chapter 2, Book 1 of On the Conception and Growth of Man by Rueff, 1587 (engraving) by German School

Birth of the Virgin, 1610-15
AII78600 Birth of the Virgin, 1610-15 by Scarsella, Ippolito (Scarsellino) (1551-1620); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

MS 300 f. 271v, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Nativity of the Virgin
5911918 MS 300 f.271v, Collects, sermons and lessons for the Nativity of the Virgin, from the Psalter and Hours of Isabella of France, Paris

The Visitation and The Nativity with the midwives Celomi and Salome, detail
3499644 The Visitation and The Nativity with the midwives Celomi and Salome, detail by Romanesque, (13th century); Museo Diocesano, Jaca, Huesca, Aragon

The Birth of St. John the Baptist
AII78625 The Birth of St. John the Baptist by Liberi, Pietro (1614-87); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Madonna and Child with Saints, detail from the predella depicting the Annunciation to
AII80343 Madonna and Child with Saints, detail from the predella depicting the Annunciation to Joachim and the Nativity of the Virgin (tempera on panel) (detail of 80340) by Mariotto di Nardo

The Annunciation, Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds
466944 The Annunciation, Nativity and Annunciation to the Shepherds, on the pulpit in the Church of Sant Andrea. c.1298-1301 (marble) by Pisano, Giovanni (c.1245-p.1314); Sant Andrea, Pistoia

The Birth of the Virgin, after Taddeo Zuccaro (pen & ink on paper)
5938022 The Birth of the Virgin, after Taddeo Zuccaro (pen & ink on paper) by Zuccaro, Federico (1542-1609); eThe Devonshire Collections

Nativity of the Virgin, lunette from the Lotto Chapel, 1525 (fresco) (detail of 3496112)
3496113 Nativity of the Virgin, lunette from the Lotto Chapel, 1525 (fresco) (detail of 3496112) by Lotto, Lorenzo (c.1480-1556); Church of San Michele al Pozzo Bianco, Bergamo

Window w105 depicting a scene from the Life of the Virgin Mary: her birth (stained glass)
721709 Window w105 depicting a scene from the Life of the Virgin Mary: her birth (stained glass) by French School, (16th century); St. Etienne du Mont, Paris, France; French, out of copyright

The Birth of St. John the Baptist, c. 1526 (oil on panel)
SCP50326 The Birth of St. John the Baptist, c.1526 (oil on panel) by Pontormo, Jacopo (1494-1557); diameter:59 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Birth of Mary, c. 1753 (oil on canvas)
SCP50181 The Birth of Mary, c.1753 (oil on canvas) by Giaquinto, Corrado (1690-1765); 72x103 cm; Galleria degli Uffizi, Florence, Tuscany, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

The Birth of the Virgin, 1640 (oil on canvas)
SCP38711 The Birth of the Virgin, 1640 (oil on canvas) by Leonardo, Jusepe or Jose (de Chavier)(c.1605-1656); 180x122 cm; Prado, Madrid, Spain; Spanish, out of copyright

The Birth of the Virgin
AGN227835 The Birth of the Virgin by Casolani, Alessandro di Agostino (1552-1606); Private Collection; Photo eAgnew s, London; Italian, out of copyright

The Birth of St. John the Baptist
AII78336 The Birth of St. John the Baptist by Bugiardini, Giuliano (1475-1554); Galleria e Museo Estense, Modena, Italy; Italian, out of copyright

Madonna and Child with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, 1452 (tempera on panel)
BEN80056 Madonna and Child with Scenes from the Life of the Virgin, 1452 (tempera on panel) by Lippi, Fra Filippo (c.1406-69); diam: 135 cm; Palazzo Pitti, Florence

Ten women in the Huddersfield area were gifted with special Christmas Day deliveries, they all had babies. And Huddersfield Royal Infirmary midwifery staff had their hands full because nine of

The Nativity of the Virgin, c. 1400 / 1405. Creator: Andrea di Bartolo
The Nativity of the Virgin, c. 1400/1405

The Birth of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin (copy). n. d. Creator: Unknown
The Birth of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin (copy).n.d

The Birth of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin, ca. 1503. Creator: Albrecht Durer
The Birth of the Virgin, from The Life of the Virgin, ca. 1503

Childbirth, 1633. Creator: Abraham Bosse
Childbirth, 1633

Child Birth, from The Course of Human Life, 1570. Creator: Pieter Furnius
Child Birth, from The Course of Human Life, 1570

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Midwives have played a crucial role throughout history, transcending borders and cultures. From the German midwife to the Egyptian midwives, their expertise in childbirth has been revered and celebrated. In Rochford General Hospital, Essex, the birth of a baby is met with anticipation and joy. The first-born male offspring holds great significance as the midwife proudly presents him to his eager family members. This precious moment encapsulates the profound connection between life's beginnings and those who nurture it. Woodcuts depicting childbirth reveal both its beauty and complexity. A woman giving birth showcases the strength and resilience inherent in every mother. These timeless images serve as a testament to the enduring power of women during this transformative experience. Scenes from religious texts further emphasize the importance in society. In Bartolomeo di Giovanni's "Scenes from the Life of Saint John the Baptist, " we witness their presence during significant events surrounding birth. Similarly, Giacomo-Maria Giovannini's "Birth of Saint Benedict" immortalizes how midwives shaped historical narratives through their care for newborns. The engraving showcasing Port Royal Maternity Hospital in Paris highlights not only midwives but also nurses and incubators working together to ensure safe deliveries. Their dedication exemplifies how teamwork contributes to successful outcomes within healthcare settings. A poignant lithograph portrays a woman weighing a crying baby on scales, symbolizing her commitment to monitoring infant health meticulously. This image reminds us that beyond delivering babies into this world, midwives continue to support families by providing essential postnatal care. Lastly, an etching titled "Birth of St. Benedict" serves as a reminder that even saints were brought into existence under watchful eyes guided by skilled hands – those belonging to dedicated midwives who safeguarded both mother and child during these sacred moments. Throughout history, whether captured in artwork or witnessed firsthand at hospitals worldwide today, midwives remain indispensable figures who bring new life into the world.