Others' Milk: The Potential of Exceptional Breastfeeding

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Synopsis
Breastfeeding rarely conforms to the idealized Madonna-and-baby image seen in old artwork, now re-cast in celebrity breastfeeding photo spreads and pro-breastfeeding ad campaigns. The personal accounts in Others’ Milk illustrate just how messy and challenging and unpredictable it can be—an uncomfortable reality in the contemporary context of high-stakes motherhood in which “successful” breastfeeding proves one’s maternal mettle. Exceptional breastfeeders find creative ways to feed and care for their children—such as by inducing lactation, sharing milk, or exclusively pumping. They want to adhere to the societal ideal of giving them “the best” but sometimes have to face off with dogmatic authorities in order to do so. Kristin J. Wilson argues that while breastfeeding is never going to be the feasible choice for everyone, it should be accessible to anyone.
Copyright:
2018

Book Details

Book Quality:
Publisher Quality
ISBN-13:
9780813593852
Related ISBNs:
9780813593845
Publisher:
Rutgers University Press
Date of Addition:
Copyrighted By:
Kristin J. Wilson
Adult content:
No
Language:
English
Has Image Descriptions:
No
Categories:
Nonfiction, Health, Mind and Body, Parenting and Family, Gay, Lesbian, Bisexual and Transgender, Social Studies, Medicine, Sociology
Grade Levels:
Eleventh grade
Reading Age:
17 and up
Submitted By:
Bookshare Staff
Usage Restrictions:
This is a copyrighted book.

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