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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
| Joanna Wolfarth
A human baby needs milk to survive – and this holds true even before it’s born. Joanna Wolfarth explores “womb milk”, as well as ancient and modern ideas about the placenta.
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Birth, babies and boxes of memories
| Erin BeestonNaomi Williams
With memories of her baby in neonatal intensive care still fresh, Erin Beeston decides to unearth the poignant objects her family kept following births, going back as far as Victorian times.
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Mixed feelings and milk siblings
| Alev ScottVicky Scott
A friend in need has a profound effect on Alev’s feelings about women sharing their milk in this final instalment of ‘The Breastmilk Market’.
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Confusion, guilt, and the battle to breastfeed
| Joanna WolfarthRosie Barnes
Most new mums are told that breast is best. But breastfeeding doesn’t always come as easily or naturally as you might imagine.