Milk, money, and madness : the culture and politics of breastfeeding / Naomi Baumslag, M.D., M.P.H. and Dia L. Michels ; foreword by Dr. Richard Jolly, Acting Executive Director, UNICEF.

  • Baumslag, Naomi
Date:
1995
  • Books

About this work

Description

Examines the issues around breastfeeding and the infant formula industry in both industrial and underdeveloped countries.

Publication/Creation

Westport, Conneticut : Bergin & Garvey, 1995.

Physical description

xxxi, 256 pages : illustrations ; 25 cm

Contents

Breastfeeding beliefs and practices -- Breastfeeding customs around the world -- Wet nursing, surrogate feeding, and healing qualities of breastmilk -- Breastmilk: the miracle food and medicine -- Cow's milk is for cows -- Artificial feeding -- Breastmilk economics -- The global search for formula sales -- Women and work -- Appendixes.

Bibliographic information

Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-245) and index.

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Where to find it

  • LocationStatus
    Medical Collection
    WS125 1995B34m
    Open shelves

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ISBN

  • 0897894073
  • 9780897894074
  • 0897894081
  • 9780897894081
  • 9780313360602
  • 031336060X