Breastfeeding in Hospital Mothers, Midwives and the Production Line By: Fiona Dykes Publisher: Routledge Print ISBN: 9780415395755, 0415395755 eText ISBN: 9781134157181, 1134157185 Edition: 1st Pages: 224 Copyright year: 2007 Format: EPUB Available from $ 23.98 USD SKU 9781134157181R90 'Breast is best' is today’s prevailing mantra. However, women – particularly first-time mothers – frequently feel unsupported when they come to feed their baby. This new experience often takes place in the impersonal and medicalized surroundings of a hospital maternity ward where women are 'seen to' by overworked midwives. Using a UK-based ethnographic study and interview material, this book provides a new, radical and critical perspective on the ways in which women experience breastfeeding in hospitals. It highlights that, in spite of heavy promotion of breastfeeding, there is often a lack of support for women who begin to bre Download ebook: https://ouo.io/I7gh2I
