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New breast milk in old bottles

Overview of attention for article published in International Breastfeeding Journal, August 2008
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Title
New breast milk in old bottles
Published in
International Breastfeeding Journal, August 2008
DOI 10.1186/1746-4358-3-9
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Authors

Barbara Katz Rothman

Abstract

This paper identifies how the different ideologies of patriarchy, technology, capitalism, race and feminism shape how we see breastfeeding and the breastfeeding mother with child. Ultimately, while we can make good strong arguments for breastfeeding from the perspective of health, of outcome, of good scientific data, we need to appreciate that they are only rationalizations for a shared belief that the image of the breastfeeding woman with baby represents something precious and valuable. So while it may be important to make arguments that draw on what is valued in society, we need to think hard about what it is that we value so that as we move forward with our efforts to make breastfeeding safe, we can use but not be used by, the various ideologies or claims.

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The data shown below were compiled from readership statistics for 17 Mendeley readers of this research output. Click here to see the associated Mendeley record.

Geographical breakdown

Country Count As %
United States 1 6%
Unknown 16 94%

Demographic breakdown

Readers by professional status Count As %
Student > Ph. D. Student 4 24%
Student > Doctoral Student 2 12%
Researcher 2 12%
Student > Bachelor 2 12%
Professor 2 12%
Other 2 12%
Unknown 3 18%
Readers by discipline Count As %
Medicine and Dentistry 4 24%
Nursing and Health Professions 3 18%
Social Sciences 3 18%
Arts and Humanities 1 6%
Psychology 1 6%
Other 0 0%
Unknown 5 29%