Blurring the Boundaries: Breastfeeding and Maternal Subjectivity

Virginia Schmied; Deborah Lupton

doi:10.4324/9781315565392-3

Blurring the Boundaries: Breastfeeding and Maternal Subjectivity

Virginia Schmied, Deborah Lupton

School of Nursing & Midwifery

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Abstract

The majority of writings about breastfeeding, whether academic or lay, are profoundly in favour of the practice. The professional accounts of medicine, nursing, midwifery, public health and public policy continually emphasize that ‘breast is best’ for infants, the environment and global economy (Meershoek 1993, Smith and Ingham 1997)¹. It is claimed that breastfeeding is essential for bonding or securing the relationship between a mother and child (Virden 1988, Dettwyler 1995) and that it promotes the health, development and psychological wellbeing of the infant (Walker 1993, Riordan 1997).

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Abjectly Boundless
Subtitle of host publication	Boundaries, Bodies and Health Work
Publisher	Taylor & Francis
Pages	15-31
Number of pages	17
ISBN (Electronic)	9781317186168
ISBN (Print)	9780754679103
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.4324/9781315565392-3
Publication status	Published - 1 Jan 2016

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© Trudy Rudge and Dave Holmes 2010.

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