Deadly tongs and Miraculous Chairs: the art and artefacts of childbirth

When:
March 27, 2019 @ 2:00 pm – 3:30 pm
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Where:
London Metropolitan Archives
40 Northampton Rd Soho London EC1R 0HU
Cost:
Free
Contact:
Hayley Kruger
020 7869 6560

Sue Lawrence’s talk will explore the history of childbirth through the tools of midwives and man-midwives and the controversial aspects of their use.

Afterwards there will be an opportunity for further discussion of the topic and a display of archival material related to the subject.

There will also be the chance to see the exhibition Child Health in London before it closes on 10th April.

A Royal College of Surgeons event at London Metropolitan Archives.

Portrait of James Wolveridge, from the frontispiece of his 'Speculum matricis', including a figure of a man-midwife, pen and wash drawing.

Portrait of James Wolveridge, from the frontispiece of his ‘Speculum matricis’, including a figure of a man-midwife, pen and wash drawing.