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Historic symbol: This sculpture at the birth centre shows the growth of the fetus
Historic symbol: This sculpture at the birth centre shows the growth of the fetus

Historic symbol: This sculpture at the birth centre shows the growth of the fetus

Date4/21/1985
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Original Toronto Star caption: Historic symbol: This sculpture at the birth centre shows the growth of the fetus.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0025747F
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Help yourself: Gene Cranch, left, a nurse-midwife at the Maternity Center Association (MCA) birth centre, helps Steve Oglesey and Debbie Melchionna check their unborn baby with their son Christopher
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Proud Athlete Louis Gaudry shows the gold medal he won in a school gymnastics competition last year
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