This panel explores maternity in the 20th century through three different case studies and methodological approaches. The first paper, by Ogechukwu Williams provides a social history of childbirth and maternal death, tracing the treatment of the bodies of Ibibio women in Southern Nigeria from the early 20th century to the present day. The second paper, by Nicole Bourbonnais, provides a political history of breastfeeding at the World Health Organization, focusing on the organization's attempts to regulate infant feed practices through guidelines and international codes. The final paper, by Pokuaa Oduro-Bonsrah, provides an intellectual and social history of maternal mind, tracking both how psychological studies of child-mother bonding in mid-century Kenya and Uganda characterized their subjects and women's active resistance to these portrayals. After presenting their research, the panelists will discuss the interconnections between these aspects of maternity before opening it up to the audience for a group discussion of the history, politics, and experience of maternity.