Title: e1952_77_11
Image Number: APN152048
Media Id: 69_557
Path:
african.pictures /
Bailey's African History Archive /
Drum Social Histories
Description: . SAED:SOCIAL:HEALTH:DRUM AUGUST 1952 ÃÆÃ Birth Of A Baby ÃÆÃ Mrs Elizabeth Seleke, the expectant mother, smiles calmly as nurse Mtuyedwa feels her pulse, watching for signs of the approaching birth. The birth of a baby is the greatest event in the world. Although it means an upheaval in the home, hard work and worry for the midwife and sometimes pain for the mother, when it is all over it brings new life and rejoicing. The midwife̢̮â¬Â¢s job is often a hard one, for most of her patients are poor African women with little equipment. Often the midwife must search for clean towels and, when the bay is born, be content to wrap it in some old garment. (Photograph by Jurgen Schaderberg Ãâé BAHA) NEG 077 FRAME 11
Collections: Baileys African History Archive
Subcollections:
Drum Social Histories
Country: South Africa
Pixel Size: 4731 x 4696
Credit: Drum Social Histories / Baileys African History Archive / Africa Media Online
Keywords:
square,
black and white image,
Africa,
South Africa,
black African women,
maternity,
pregnant woman,
midwife,
nurses,
1950s,
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Model Release: No
Property Release: No