Infant Feeding Practices

It s natural... It s unsightly... It s normal... It s dangerous. To breastfeed or not? For millions of women around the world, this personal decision is influenced by numerous social, cultural, and health factors. Infant Feeding Practices is the first book to delve into these factors from a global perspective, revealing striking similarities and differences from country to country. Dispatches from Asia, Australia, Africa, the U.K., and the U.S. explore as wide a gamut of salient issues affecting feeding practices as traditional beliefs about colostrums, breast is best campaigns, partner attitudes, workplace culture, direct government intervention, and the pressure to be a good mother. Throughout these informative pages, women are seen balancing innovation and tradition to nurture healthy, thriving babies.