Is breast best? : taking on the breastfeeding experts and the new high stakes of motherhood / Joan B. Wolf.

Monitoring mothers : a recent history of following the doctor's orders -- The science : does breastfeeding make smarter, happier, and healthier babies? -- Minding your own (risky) business : health and personal responsibility -- From the womb to the breast : total motherhood and risk-free child...

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Online Access: Full Text (via ProQuest)
Main Author: Wolf, Joan B. (Joan Beth) (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: New York : New York University Press, ©2011.
Series:Biopolitics (New York, N.Y.)
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Summary:Monitoring mothers : a recent history of following the doctor's orders -- The science : does breastfeeding make smarter, happier, and healthier babies? -- Minding your own (risky) business : health and personal responsibility -- From the womb to the breast : total motherhood and risk-free children -- Scaring mothers : the government campaign for breastfeeding -- Conclusion : whither breastfeeding?
Physical Description:1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages)
Bibliography:Includes bibliographical references and index.
ISBN:9780814795255
0814795250