{"id":651,"date":"2020-12-16T18:08:12","date_gmt":"2020-12-16T23:08:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-female-pregnancy\/?page_id=651"},"modified":"2020-12-17T19:23:11","modified_gmt":"2020-12-18T00:23:11","slug":"give-back-the-birth-to-the-mother","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-female-pregnancy\/give-back-the-birth-to-the-mother\/","title":{"rendered":"Give Back the Birth to the Mother"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_482\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-482\" style=\"width: 1024px\" class=\"wp-caption alignnone\"><a href=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-female-pregnancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/487\/2020\/12\/2016.46.93-scaled.jpg\" rel=\"lightbox[651]\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-482 size-large\" src=\"https:\/\/courses.bowdoin.edu\/art-history-2560-fall-2020-female-pregnancy\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/487\/2020\/12\/2016.46.93-1024x802.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"802\" \/><\/a><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-482\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Ken Heyman \u201cGive back the birth to the mother\u201d &#8211; a midwife at Madison Ave Clinic, New York City<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>Ken Heyman, a master at photographing relationships, shows an unbiased, candid view of childbirth. The light in the photograph primarily highlights the birthing mother and newborn as the subjects of action. The placenta-covered newborn, human discharge, and graphic, bodily connection between mother and child document the grueling action that the mother must endure. This piece acts as a step forward for the appreciation for childbirth and honest representation of the gore that the media rarely sees. However, Heyman positions himself in such a way that the viewers are unable to see the mother\u2019s face. After a heroic battle, isn\u2019t the mother the most deserving of attention? Instead, her hunched body takes the shape of a birthing animal, and her outstretched arms hide her face. A man, presumably her partner, and the midwife can be clearly seen even though they are not the ones performing the action. 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