Childbirth, 19th century illustration

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Illustration of a midwife cutting the umbilical cord after labour, or childbirth. The umbilical cord is attached to the placenta, which is still in the mother's uterus (womb). The placenta, or afterbirth, is delivered shortly after the baby. From An Improved System of Midwifery, by Wooster Beach (1794-1868), published in 1851.

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