Babies don't come with instruction manuals, but societies have always developed rituals and traditions for welcoming (or not welcoming) a new baby. This week we discuss the way infants have been viewed in their societies, from disposable to invaluable. How were newborns and babies taken care of, fed, clothed, and named? And how did they interact with their surroundings? Find out this week as Sonya and Margot talk about the history of babies!

TW: discussions of historical infant exposure/infanticide

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