Original depiction of woman going into labour (it's a boy!)? (6)
I believe the answer is:
master
'original' is the definition.
('master' can be a synonym of 'original')
'depiction of woman going into labour it's a boy?' is the wordplay.
I cannot quite understand how this works, but
'a' is within the answer.
'woman' could be 'ms' (Ms. is an example) and 'ms' is found within the remaining letters.
'it' could be 't' (abbreviation. e.g. in 'tis) and 't' is located in the answer.
The remaining letters 'er' is a valid word which might be clued in a way I don't understand.
This explanation may well be incorrect...
Can you help me to learn more?
(Other definitions for master that I've seen before include "Male dog owner" , "Craftsperson of great skill" , "Subdue, win over" , "An old one is one of the early and great European painters" , "With 1a [OLD], one who painted" .)