Abstract
This article discusses the abandoned children at the Hospital de la Santa Creu in Barcelona and the nurses who breastfed them during the 15th century. It addresses three central subjects: the wet nurses and their main tasks in relation to the abandoned children, the boundaries of marginalization as a result of instability in the process of breastfeeding, and the potential emotional bonds established between the nurses and dependent children.
Highlights
This article discusses the abandoned children at the Hospital de la Santa Creu in Barcelona and the nurses who breastfed them during the 15th century
It addresses three central subjects: the wet nurses and their main tasks in relation to the abandoned children, the boundaries of marginalization as a result of instability in the process of breastfeeding, and the potential emotional bonds established between the nurses and dependent children
La mayoría de los autores y médicos de la época recomiendan desmamar a las criaturas cuando les aparecen todos los dientes de leche; generalmente con una edad aproximada de dos años[40]
Summary
AHSCP = Arxiu Històric de l’Hospital de la Santa Creu i Sant Pau; AHSCSP, Llibre d’expòsits 1412-1413 = AHSCSP. Llibre 2; AHSCSP, Llibre d’expòsits 1426-1429 = AHSCSP. Las nodrizas contratadas por un sueldo definido por mes.– 2.3. Las nodrizas contratadas por día, noche o jornada completa.– 2.4. Las que amamantan a dos niños a la vez.– 3.3. La alimentación mixta y las niñas y niños desmamados.– 3.6. Razones para dejar de amamantar a una criatura.– 4.2. Una historia de ires y venires.– 4.3. Amor y desamor: las relaciones afectivas entre las nodrizas y los niños abandonados.– 5.
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