In the tradition of Jessica Mitford's "The American Way of Death,"
an eye-opening work of investigative journalism that challenges our
common wisdom about pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of a
baby's life, showing how the mother and child's wellbeing are often
undermined by corporate profit margins and the private interests of
the medical community.
Award-winning journalist Jennifer Margulis questions the
information parents are given by the medical community and the
consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the vast
money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice
parents are given. Margulis encourages us to question what we're
told about prenatal and infant care and explains how financial
interests skew the care we give to mothers and infants. She
investigates how the diaper industry perpetuates longer delays in
potty training than ever before; why cesareans are increasingly
prevalent; why more women don't breastfeed; and why, despite our
state-of-the-art medical technology, the United States has among
the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the
industrialized world.
An illuminating combination of investigative journalism,
meticulous research and in-depth interviews with parents, doctors,
midwives, nurses, and scientists, Margulis's critique uncovers how
business interests and profit margins undermine the health of
pregnant women and their babies. Shocking, groundbreaking, and
revelatory, "The Business of Baby" arms parents with the
information they need to make informed decisions about their own
health and the health of their infants.
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