Originally published in Ein schon lustig Trostbuchle von dem Empfengknussen und Geburten der Menschen. Tiguri, Apud Frosch [overum]. 1554.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.