Stories
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Womb milk and the puzzle of the placenta
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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Chemotherapy-day drawings
Undergoing treatment for bowel cancer, artist Clare Smith produced around 70 abstract drawings while sitting in the chemotherapy chair. She reflects on how creativity can bring respite in a crisis.
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Trading breastmilk with men
When Alev Scott advertised her milk for sale, she was inundated with messages from men keen to satisfy sexual fetishes. Here she finds out who they are, and why women sell to them.
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The work of wet-nursing
Many of us know that in the past, babies were sometimes nourished by wet-nurses. But, perhaps surprisingly, the practice continues today – and the milk recipients are not only babies.
Catalogue
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Breast awareness : what it means for you and your body / Breast Cancer Care ; illustrations Alexa Rutherford.
Date: [2007]- Books
Breast cancer? Breast health! : the wise woman way / Susun S. Weed.
Weed, Susun S.Date: [1996], ©1996- Journals
Breast : diseases of the breast.
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Breast Cancer Haven garden : site SEW6, RHS Chelsea Flower Show 2015 / designed by Sarah Eberle, supported by Tom Hare ; sponsored by Nelsons.
Breast Cancer HavenDate: [2015?]- Books
Breast cancer : how to help yourself Macmillan Breast Cancer Campaign 1994 / Cancer Relief Macmillan Fund.
Date: 1994