| Description |
1 online resource (xvii, 241 pages) |
| Series |
Biopolitics : medicine, technoscience, and health in the 21st century |
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Biopolitics (New York, N.Y.)
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| 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? |
| 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? |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references and index |
| Notes |
English |
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Print version record |
| Subject |
Breastfeeding.
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Breastfeeding -- Government policy -- United States
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Breastfeeding -- Social aspects
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Politics, Practical.
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Breast Feeding
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Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
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Politics
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Public Opinion
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politics.
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HEALTH & FITNESS -- Breastfeeding.
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SOCIAL SCIENCE -- Sociology -- General.
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Politics, Practical
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Breastfeeding
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Breastfeeding -- Social aspects
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Amning.
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Amning -- sociala aspekter -- Förenta staterna.
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Moderskap.
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Föräldraskap.
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United States
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| Form |
Electronic book
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| LC no. |
2010026254 |
| ISBN |
9780814795255 |
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0814795250 |
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