Social Experiences of Breastfeeding : : Building Bridges between Research, Policy and Practice / / ed. by Sally Dowling, David Pontin, Kate Boyer.

• Superior document: Title is part of eBook package: De Gruyter Bristol UP/Policy Press Complete eBook-Package 2018
• MitwirkendeR: Bartlett, Alison,; Boswell-Penc, Maia,; Boyer, Kate,; Brown, Amy,; Condon, Louise,; Dowling, Sally,; Dykes, Fiona,; Entwistle, Francesca,; Fraser, Melanie,; Giles, Fiona,; Johnson, Sally,; Laird, Emma,; Leeming, Dawn,; Locke, Abigail,; Lucas, Geraldine,; Mayo, Elizabeth,; Newell, Lucila,; Pontin, David,; Smyth, Lisa,; Symes, Nicki,; Tedstone, Sally,; Tomori, Cecilia,
• HerausgeberIn: Boyer, Kate,; Dowling, Sally,; Pontin, David,
• Place / Publishing House: Bristol : : Policy Press, , [2018]; ©2018
• Year of Publication: 2018
• Language: English
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (280 p.) :; 3 Black and White

This book brings together international academics, policy makers and practitioners to build bridges between the real-world and scholarship on breastfeeding. It asks the question: How can the latest social science research into breastfeeding be used to improve support at both policy and practice level, in order to help women breastfeed and to breastfeed for longer? The edited collection includes discussion about the social and cultural contexts of breastfeeding and looks at how policy and practice can apply this to women’s experiences. This will be essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners in public health, midwifery, child health, sociology, women's studies, psychology, human geography and anthropology, who want to make a real change for mothers.

Table of Contents

Front Matter -- Contents -- List of tables and figures -- Notes on contributors -- Acknowledgements -- Introduction -- The UK policy context: reconfiguration of the Unicef UK Baby Friendly Initiative to reflect the importance of relationships and ensuring sustainability -- Breastfeeding and emotions -- Managing the dynamics of shame in breastfeeding support -- Breastfeeding’s emotional intensity: pride, shame and status -- ‘Betwixt and between’: women’s experiences of breastfeeding long term -- Weaving breastfeeding practices into policy -- Breastfeeding and emotions: reflections for policy and practice -- Cultures of Breastfeeding -- ‘Missing milk’: an exploration of migrant mothers’ experiences of infant feeding in the UK -- Changing cultures of night-time breastfeeding and sleep in the US -- Breastfeeding and modern parenting culture: when worlds collide -- Parenting ideologies, infant feeding and popular culture -- Cultures of breastfeeding: reflections for policy and practice -- Breastfeeding and popular culture -- Law of lactation breaks in the UK: employers’ perspectives -- Making breastfeeding social: the role of brelfies in breastfeeding’s burgeoning publics -- Encountering public art: monumental breasts and the Skywhale -- Embodiment as a gauge of individual, public and planetary health -- Breastfeeding and popular culture: reflections for policy and practice -- Series context: reflection on experiences of attending the seminar series -- Conclusion -- Appendix: Schedule for ESRC Seminar Series: Social Experiences of Breastfeeding: Building bridges between research and policy, 2015–16 -- Index