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Why the politics of breastfeeding matter / Susan Last, Gabrielle Palmer.

By: Last, Susan [author.]Contributor(s): Palmer, Gabrielle [author.]Material type: TextTextSeries: Pinter & Martin why it mattersPublisher: London : Pinter & Martin, 2015Description: 128 pages ; 18 cmContent type: text Media type: unmediated Carrier type: volumeISBN: 9781780665252 (pbk.) :Subject(s): Breastfeeding -- Political aspects | Breastfeeding -- Social aspects | Child Care | Child CareDDC classification: 649.3'3 Summary: 'The Politics of Breastfeeding' remains a hugely important book. It exposes infant feeding as one of the most important global public health issues of our time, and describes how big business and vested interests influence the intimate relationship between mothers and their babies to the detriment of all, rich or poor, in the West or in the developing world. In 'Why the Politics of Breastfeeding Matter', the central ideas are distilled into a concise form, making it the perfect introduction to understanding the complex forces that govern what many think of as a simple choice to breastfeed or not.
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'The Politics of Breastfeeding' remains a hugely important book. It exposes infant feeding as one of the most important global public health issues of our time, and describes how big business and vested interests influence the intimate relationship between mothers and their babies to the detriment of all, rich or poor, in the West or in the developing world. In 'Why the Politics of Breastfeeding Matter', the central ideas are distilled into a concise form, making it the perfect introduction to understanding the complex forces that govern what many think of as a simple choice to breastfeed or not.

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