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Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821

The Virgin Mary adoring Christ as an infant. Line engraving by G.D. Picchianti after F. Petrucci after Titian.

Mellin's Food for infants, Advertisment Card

The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, Zacharias holds the infant John the Baptist. Line engraving by G.B. Pasqualini, 1621, after G.F. Barbieri.

A vision of motherhood with a small child. Heliotype by Arents after L. Marqueste.

A monument to Lady Margaret Legh who is holding a babe to her chest. Etching by JB, 1794, after a tomb sculpture, 1603.

Sugar of Milk, which is the basis of lactated food... (Burlington, Vt.): Wells & Richardson, Trade Card

The Virgin Mary telling a young Saint John the Baptist to be quiet as the baby Jesus is sleeping. Engraving by E. Hainzelmann after Annibale Carracci.

Alexandra, Princess of Wales with her baby son Albert Victor. Engraving by W. Holl the younger, 1864, after a photograph by V. Heath.

Birthday greetings from five lactated food babies. Burlington, Vt.: Wells & Ricahrdson. Trade Card

Ocytocin : birthing the world / Procreate Project.

Feminist review

145 pages : colour illustrations ; 25 cm.

Birth / edited by Imogen Tyler and Caroline Gatrell ; associate editor: Irene Gedalof.

<p>"Breasts are integral to mothers' bodies; over the life course, they can swell, droop, be judged, be aroused, lactate, be altered, be removed. A woman's own breasts may be foremost in her mind during some life events, only to recede into the background at other times. Breasts are complex; they are enveloped by larger cultural meanings that go far beyond their mammary gland function, and we cannot fully understand breasts without examining the myriad discourses surrounding them. Social policies, cultural norms, and interpersonal interactions all help construct localized breast discourses which, in turn, shape mothers' breast experiences. Through examining commonalities and differences over the lifespan, we can see that women's breast experiences inform us about the social conditions in which women live their lives. The chapters in this volume bring together perspectives from Spain, Brazil, Canada, and the United States, among other countries. They include historical and contemporary examinations, and feature diverse types of writing such as first-person narrative accounts, academic interviews, and art analyses. Contributors come from an array of fields including nursing, sociology, English, art history, and psychology. Each chapter offers readers a unique context for understanding how temporally- and geographically-situated breast understandings shape mothers' personal breast views and breast-related body practices. Taken together, the chapters in this edited collection reveal the significant ways that societies shape mothers' embodied experiences and breasted selves."-- Provided by publisher.</p>

Breasts across motherhood : lived experiences and critical examinations / edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.

This image shows a pregnant woman and depicts the changing time on three clocks next to her. Pregnancy in humans lasts nine months, during that time the fetus is constantly growing and developing in the womb.

Pregnancy

Bearing meaning : the language of birth / Robbie Pfeufer Kahn.

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Motherhood

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Ocytocin : birthing the world / Procreate Project.

Birth / edited by Imogen Tyler and Caroline Gatrell ; associate editor: Irene Gedalof.

Breasts across motherhood : lived experiences and critical examinations / edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.

Pregnancy

Bearing meaning : the language of birth / Robbie Pfeufer Kahn.

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Motherhood

Images

Catalogue

Ocytocin : birthing the world / Procreate Project.

Birth / edited by Imogen Tyler and Caroline Gatrell ; associate editor: Irene Gedalof.

Breasts across motherhood : lived experiences and critical examinations / edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.

Pregnancy

Bearing meaning : the language of birth / Robbie Pfeufer Kahn.

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