Originally published in Des maladies des femmes grosses et accouchees. Avec la bonne et veritable methode de les bien aider en leurs accouchemens naturels, ... Paris, Chez Jean Henault et al. ..., Imprimeries de Charles Coignara, 1668.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.