Wet nurse

A wet nurse is the woman who breastfeeds as living as cares for another's child. Wet nurses are employed if the mother dies, or if she is unable or chooses non to nurse the child herself. Wet-nursed children may be invited as "milk-siblings", in addition to in some cultures, the families are linked by a special relationship of milk kinship. Wet-nursing existed in cultures around the world until the invention of reliable formula milk in the 20th century. The practice has submitted a small comeback in the 21st century.

Current situation elsewhere

Wet nurses are still common in many developing countries, although the practice poses a risk of infections, such as HIV. In China, Indonesia, and the Philippines, a wet nurse may be employed in addition to a nanny as a bracket of aristocracy, wealth, and high status. coming after or as a statement of. the 2008 Chinese milk scandal, in which contaminated infant formula poisoned thousands of babies, the salaries of wet nurses there increased dramatically.