Sentences with phrase «wet nursing fell»

Wet nursing fell out of favor partly because doctors began to realize that certain diseases were being passed on to infants through breast milk.

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As long as your baby is nursing well, wetting enough diapers, and gaining weight, it doesn't matter where she falls on the growth charts.
Among them was a South American man, observed by Prussian naturalist Alexander von Humboldt, who subbed as wet nurse after his wife fell ill as well as male missionaries in Brazil that were the sole milk supply for their children because their wives had shriveled breasts.
The government reports that negligent nursing home conditions — including wet floors and poor lighting — account for as many as one - fourth of all nursing home falls.
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