Abou Aly A
Vesalius. 1996 Dec;2(2):86-97.
This paper examines Greek medical recommendations concerning the selection of the wet-nurse, her regimen, and her duties towards the child (in particular feeding, and later weaning) in comparison with some contemporary Greek papyri concerning wet-nursing which come from Roman Egypt. It also measures the degree of medical awareness among the laity presented in the papyri. This paper demonstrates that these medical recommendations, though they were perhaps insinuated by social needs, were not necessarily always followed either by the nurse of those who selected her. Greek contracts which correspond in points with medical recommendations differ in adding more prohibitions. Yet it seems hard to prove that they were either respected or supervised. They were meant to be a deterrent to ensure the nurse's well behaviour and every possible care for the child.
本文考察了希腊医学中关于乳母的挑选、生活方式以及她对孩子的职责（尤其是喂养，以及稍后的断奶）的建议，并与一些来自罗马埃及的、关于哺乳的当代希腊纸莎草文献进行了比较。它还衡量了纸莎草文献中所呈现的普通民众的医学认知程度。本文表明，这些医学建议尽管可能是由社会需求暗示而来，但无论是乳母还是挑选她的人都不一定总是遵循。与医学建议在某些方面相符的希腊契约在增加更多禁令方面有所不同。然而，似乎很难证明这些契约得到了遵守或监督。它们旨在起到威慑作用，以确保乳母行为端正并尽可能悉心照料孩子。
