Breastfeeding in Roman Literature: The Effects of Breast Milk on The Physical and Mental Development of The Infant

Roman literary sources indicated that there was a consensus of opinion that breast milk had an important effect on the physical and mental development of the newborn. Hence it had been advised that infants should be nursed by their own mothers and a wet nurse should be hired only if the mother had a...

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Main Author: Serap KALAYCIOĞULLARI
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Ankara University 2016-12-01
Series:Ankara Üniversitesi Dil ve Tarih-Coğrafya Fakültesi Dergisi
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Online Access:http://dtcfdergisi.ankara.edu.tr/index.php/dtcf/article/view/121