Labor and Childbirth
name: label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
label: Collection Creator
content: National Museum of American History (U.S.). Division of Medical Sciences
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection
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content: Medical Sciences Film Collection / Series 3: Public Health and Nursing Films / Education for Childbirth (series)
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content: 1 Film reel (black and white (with color reversal at head), composite optical soundtrack, print (copy 1), 16mm; 615 feet)
label: Extent
content: 1 Film reel (black and white, composite optical soundtrack, print (copy 2), 16mm; 615 feet)
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content: Reel OF 222.48-1
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content: Reel OF 222.48-2
dataSource: label: Archival Repository
content: Archives Center, National Museum of American History
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content: Archival materials
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content: Moving Images [31983000018432]
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content: Moving Images [31983000018440]
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content: Film reels
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content: This film describes the three stages of childbirth. In stage one contractions begin, become harder and more frequent.  Patient goes to the hospital and prepares for birth.  Stage two begins when contractions come every three minutes, and mother is dilated sufficiently for baby to move down the canal with help from mother and doctor. And baby is born. Stage three is completed when the placenta is discharged.