Breast or Bottle?: Contemporary Controversies in Infant-Feeding Policy and Practice

by Amy Koerber

Book Overview

Breast or Bottle? is the first scholarly examination of the shift in breastfeeding recommendations occurring over the last half century. Through a close analysis of scientific and medical controversies and a critical examination of the ways in which medical beliefs are communicated to the public, Amy Koerber exposes layers of shifting arguments and meaning that inform contemporary infant-feeding advocacy and policy.

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• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1611172411
• ISBN13: 9781611172416
• Release Date: May 2013
• Publisher: University of South Carolina Press
• Length: 204 Pages
• Weight: 0.68 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.5" x 6.0" x 9.0"