Stories
- Article
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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A freezer full of breastmilk
When new mum Alev Scott began pumping her milk between feeds, she soon found she was freezing more breastmilk than her baby would ever need. So Alev began to investigate ways to share her oversupply.
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Communities of cross-feeders
A desire to help leads some women to “cross-feed” – breastfeed other parents’ babies for free. Alev Scott delves into the emotions behind this altruistic act.
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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.
Catalogue
- Archives and manuscripts
Research folders: "Breast Feeding HOC"
Date: 2001-2002Reference: SA/NCT/E/1/3/19Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)- Archives and manuscripts
BPG, "The Changing World of Breast Feeding" conference papers
Date: 1986Reference: SA/NCT/D/2/9/1Part of: National Childbirth Trust (NCT)- Archives and manuscripts
Vegetarian Pregnancy and Breast Feeding
Date: 2000-2013Reference: PP/KZR/C/1/5/52Part of: The archive of Sheila Kitzinger (1929-2015)- Archives and manuscripts
Rk: Breast Feeding including Mastitis
Date: 1997-2005Reference: SA/WHL/20/4Part of: Women's Health Library: archive- Books
Breast feeding and 'Baraka' in Northern Tunisia / Marie-Louise Creyghton.
Cryghton, Marie-Louise.Date: 1992