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
Contributors
Bibliographic information
Includes bibliographical references (pages [237]-245) and index.
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.
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Where to find it
Location Status Medical CollectionWS125 1995B34mOpen shelves
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ISBN
- 0897894073
- 9780897894074
- 0897894081
- 9780897894081
- 9780313360602
- 031336060X