Stories
- Article
Two health centres, two ideologies
Two futuristic, light-filled buildings aimed to bring forward-looking healthcare to city dwellers. But the principles behind each were very different.
- Article
A history of gestation outside the body
It’s been over 400 years since a Swiss alchemist theorised that foetuses could develop outside the womb. Claire Horn examines incubator technology past and present, and explores the possibilities recent prototypes might bring.
- Article
Confusion, guilt, and the battle to breastfeed
Most new mums are told that breast is best. But breastfeeding doesn’t always come as easily or naturally as you might imagine.
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Milk trails round Euston
Where cows once grazed near Wellcome Collection in London, baristas now froth their milk. Esther Leslie uncovers Euston’s dairy-based urban history.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Rc: Infant and Perinatal Mortality
Date: 1997-2005Reference: SA/WHL/20/1Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Infant mortality
Health Education CouncilDate: 2003-2008Reference: SA/HEC/B/33/9Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
R: Infant health
Date: 1997-2005Reference: SA/WHL/20Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Archives and manuscripts
Infant Feeding
Health Education CouncilDate: 1990sReference: SA/HEC/B/33/12Part of: Health Education Council and Health Education Authority- Archives and manuscripts
Research folders: "Infant Formula and Follow-On Formula"
Date: 1999-2004Reference: SA/NCT/E/1/3/40Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)