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Sharing breastmilk: wet nursing, cross feeding, and milk donations.
Wet nursing and cross feeding both involve the breastfeeding of a child by someone other than the mother. Wet nursing involves a woman who is not the social equal of the employer, is never reciprocal, and is normally for payment. Cross feeding (also 'cross nursing') is the informal sharing of breastfeeding between equals, and is usually unpaid and may be reciprocal. Community attitudes in the l...
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عنوان ژورنال: The Boston Medical and Surgical Journal
سال: 1875
ISSN: 0096-6762,1533-4406
DOI: 10.1056/nejm187509020931002