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Author Rand Oakley, Maureen, author

Title The bottle, the breast, and the state : the politics of infant feeding in the United States / Maureen Rand Oakley
Published Lanham : Lexington Books, [2015]

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Description 1 online resource (ix, 151 pages)
Contents Infant feeding policy and practice in the United States -- Feminist perspectives on infant feeding -- Infant feeding on the ground: women's voices -- Explaining breastfeeding rates in the states -- Medical and public health approaches to breastfeeding advocacy -- Breasts, bottles, and maternal activism
Summary Using both qualitative and quantitative methods, and drawing on a feminist ethic of care, this study explores the politics, policies, and individual experiences surrounding infant feeding.--From publisher description
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (137-142) and index
Notes Description based on print version record and CIP data provided by publisher; resource not viewed
Subject Breastfeeding -- Political aspects -- United States
Breastfeeding -- Social aspects -- United States
Breastfeeding.
Breast Feeding
Breast Feeding -- United States
FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS -- General.
Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding -- Social aspects
SUBJECT United States
Subject United States
Form Electronic book
LC no. 2021676024
ISBN 9780739191996
0739191993