Stories
- Article
Are you still nursing?
Julia Martins might get the side-eye for breastfeeding a three-year-old in the UK but, as she explains, examples from history, as well as the cultural norms of Brazil, where she grew up, are firmly on the side of extended nursing.
- Article
The poor child’s nurse
Charming family scenes in Victorian ads for children’s medicines were at odds with some of the dangerous ingredients they contained.
- Article
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.
- In pictures
The art of memory
Our ability to recall facts and experiential detail helps us understand, navigate, and make predictions about the world. Julia Nurse explores some of the techniques we have developed to help us to remember.
Catalogue
- Books
Nursing and the early crisis of the National Health Service / Charles Webster.
Webster, Charles, 1936-Date: 1985- Books
Nursing and health care research : a skills-based introduction / Collette Clifford.
Clifford, Collette.Date: 1997- Books
Nursing / Monica Baly.
Baly, Monica E. (Monica Eileen)Date: 1977- Books
Nursing.
Date: 1986- Books
Nursing and midwifery : core collection / Libraries for Nursing (L/N), Chartered Institute of Library and Information Professionals (CILIP), Health Libraries Group, Royal College of Nursing.
Libraries for NursingDate: 2010