Well-trained Swedish Midwife. Plate from von Horn, 1697
Abstract
Originally published in Den swenska wal-ofwade jord-gumman hwilken grundeligen underwijser huru med en hafwande handlas, en wandande hielpas, en barna-qwinna handteras, och det nyfodda barnet skiotas skal. Mast effter egen Forfarenhet, jemte wal- ofwade personers Skriffer, all Lakare och Feldschere; men sardeles Barnmoderskor och Huus-Modrar til Gagn och Nytta, med tienliga fi gurer forfattat ... pa egen bekostning utgifwin. Stockholm, Tryckt uti Nathanael Goldenaus Tryckerij, 1697. 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.