Des nourrices grecques a Rome?

In Roman society, parents often entrusted their newborn to a wet nurse, usually a slave or a lower-class freeborn woman, who normally lived with them. It was advised to choose with care the right person, as milk is not a neutral bodily substance but transmits many properties, physical and moral. Sor...

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Published in:	Paedagogica Historica Vol. 46; no. 6; pp. 699 - 714
Main Author:	Dasen, Véronique
Format:	Article
Published:	Taylor & Francis Ltd Dec2010
Subjects:	Wet nurses Infant nutrition Roman civilization Greek civilization to 146 B.C. Breastfeeding Child care History Rome Greece
Online Access:	View this record in EBSCOhost