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

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.)
Subjects:
Breastfeeding.
Breastfeeding > Government policy > United States.
Breastfeeding > Social aspects.
Politics, Practical.
Politics, Practical
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding > Social aspects
United States
Table of Contents:
  • Preface : why breastfeeding?
  • 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?

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