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A woman in childbirth aided by four female attendants, one of whom squats between her legs holding an implement. Photograph, ca. 1930, of a Burmese ca?
Wellcome Collection

A woman in childbirth aided by four female attendants, one of whom squats between her legs holding an implement. Photograph, ca. 1930, of a Burmese ca?

1930

CC0 — Public Domain
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Lettering: Photograph presented by Dr. N. N. Parakh of Rangoon, 1930. Bears number: PHO 1613 b.

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