Social Experiences of Breastfeeding : : Building Bridges between Research, Policy and Practice /

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

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 leve...

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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
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Physical Description:1 online resource (280 p.) :; 3 Black and White
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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

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