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The Bottle, The Breast, and the State - The Politics of Infant Feeding in the United States (Hardcover)
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The Bottle, The Breast, and the State - The Politics of Infant Feeding in the United States (Hardcover)
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The Bottle, the Breast, and the State: The Politics of Infant
Feeding in the United States explores the ways in which
breastfeeding is both promoted and made difficult in the United
States. It also examines how the use of formula is often shamed yet
encouraged by many standard medical and government practices. Using
both qualitative and quantitative methods, it explores the
politics, policies, and individual experiences surrounding infant
feeding. Oakley shows that a failure to separate the issue of
breastfeeding rights and support, from problematic approaches to
breastfeeding advocacy, in both academic scholarship and public
discourse, has led to a deadlock that prevents groups from working
together in support of breastfeeding without shaming. Drawing on a
feminist ethic of care, Oakley develops a caring infant feeding
advocacy. This approach values the caring work done by parents and
recognizes the benefits of this work for society. It promotes
policies supportive of parenting in general and breastfeeding in
particular, in order to remove barriers that present a challenge to
some women who wish to breastfeed. Caring infant feeding advocacy
also works to promote the development of better alternatives for
those who do not breastfeed.
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