<I>Expecting a Baby</I>
date: label: Date
content: 1958
name: label: Created by
content: Virginia Department of Health, American
label: Owned by
content: Amanda Carey Carter, American, 1909 - 2007
notes: label: Description
content: A booklet called "Expecting a Baby", published by the Virginia State Department of Health and dated 1958. The book has a pink cover, heavy paper with a linen finish, and is printed in black ink throughout. On the cover is an illustration of a woman cradling a baby. The interior is glossy paper with small illustrations scattered throughout. The contents include advice and instructions for pregnancy care, birth, and after care of baby and mother. The last page includes instructions for how to register a new baby with the State Health Department's Bureau of Vital Statistics. The back cover is blank with no printing or marks.
place: label: Place used
content: Farmville, Prince Edward County, Virginia, United States, North and Central America
topic: label: Topic
content: African American
label: Topic
content: Black Enterprise
label: Topic
content: Communities
label: Topic
content: Government
label: Topic
content: Health
label: Topic
content: Medicine
label: Topic
content: Midwifery
label: Topic
content: Parenthood
label: Topic
content: Rural life
label: Topic
content: Women
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content: National Museum of African American History and Culture Collection
label: Classification
content: Books and Published Materials
creditLine: label: Credit Line
content: Collection of the Smithsonian National Museum of African American History and Culture, Gift of Fannie Mae Carter Silver
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of African American History and Culture
identifier: label: Object number
content: 2011.75.33
objectType: label: Type
content: pamphlets
objectRights: label: Restrictions & Rights
content: No known copyright restrictions
label: Restrictions & Rights
content: Proper usage is the responsibility of the user.
physicalDescription: label: Medium
content: ink on paper
label: Dimensions
content: H x W: 9 x 6 in. (22.9 x 15.2 cm)