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Sterling silver, ivory and glass nipple-shield. The silver one is hallmarked with the maker'd initials and George III's head and has been dated to 1786-1821

The Virgin Mary adoring Christ as an infant. Line engraving by G.D. Picchianti after F. Petrucci after Titian.

Mellin's Food for infants, Advertisment Card

The Virgin Mary with the infant Jesus, Zacharias holds the infant John the Baptist. Line engraving by G.B. Pasqualini, 1621, after G.F. Barbieri.

A vision of motherhood with a small child. Heliotype by Arents after L. Marqueste.

A monument to Lady Margaret Legh who is holding a babe to her chest. Etching by JB, 1794, after a tomb sculpture, 1603.

Sugar of Milk, which is the basis of lactated food... (Burlington, Vt.): Wells & Richardson, Trade Card

The Virgin Mary telling a young Saint John the Baptist to be quiet as the baby Jesus is sleeping. Engraving by E. Hainzelmann after Annibale Carracci.

Alexandra, Princess of Wales with her baby son Albert Victor. Engraving by W. Holl the younger, 1864, after a photograph by V. Heath.

Birthday greetings from five lactated food babies. Burlington, Vt.: Wells & Ricahrdson. Trade Card

Ocytocin : birthing the world / Procreate Project.

Birth / edited by Imogen Tyler and Caroline Gatrell ; associate editor: Irene Gedalof.

Breasts across motherhood : lived experiences and critical examinations / edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.

Pregnancy

Bearing meaning : the language of birth / Robbie Pfeufer Kahn.

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Ocytocin : birthing the world / Procreate Project.

Birth / edited by Imogen Tyler and Caroline Gatrell ; associate editor: Irene Gedalof.

Breasts across motherhood : lived experiences and critical examinations / edited by Patricia Drew and Rosann Edwards.

Pregnancy

Bearing meaning : the language of birth / Robbie Pfeufer Kahn.