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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.

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  • Breasts infiltrated with scirrhous and undergoing atrophy
  • Breasts of a woman with chronic eczema of the nipples
  • Woman with multiple breasts
  • Woman with supernumery breasts and nipples
  • Breasts and chest of a woman suffering from a rash of sores. Watercolour by C. D'Alton, 18--.
  • A clay-baked set of breasts. Roman votive offering
  • Wall relief of a male with a paunch and pendulous breasts
  • Wall relief of a male with a paunch and pendulous breasts
  • Ten red chevrons; purple circles and breasts. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1976.
  • The outline of a woman's body and breasts. Watercolour by M. Bishop, 1965.
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Perspective Tour with Liz O’Riordan

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