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Cecilia Tomori - Nighttime Breastfeeding: An American Cultural Dilemma (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality) - 9781782384359 - V9781782384359
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Nighttime Breastfeeding: An American Cultural Dilemma (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality)

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Description for Nighttime Breastfeeding: An American Cultural Dilemma (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality) Hardcover. Nighttime breastfeeding and sleep for many new parents in the United States is fraught with intense challenges. Through a close ethnographic examination, this volume explores the impact of conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and infant sleep, and uncovers cultural tensions about expectations for children and parents. Series: Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality. Num Pages: 296 pages, 4 illus. BIC Classification: 1KBB; JHBK; JHMC. Category: (UP) Postgraduate, Research & Scholarly. Dimension: 236 x 150 x 23. Weight in Grams: 624.

Nighttime for many new parents in the United States is fraught with the intense challenges of learning to breastfeed and helping their babies sleep so they can get rest themselves. Through careful ethnographic study of the dilemmas raised by nighttime breastfeeding, and their examination in the context of anthropological, historical, and feminist studies, this volume unravels the cultural tensions that underlie these difficulties. As parents negotiate these dilemmas, they not only confront conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and solitary infant sleep, but also larger questions about cultural and moral expectations for children and parents, and their relationship with one ... Read more

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Product Details

Format
Hardback
Publication date
2014
Publisher
Berghahn Books
Condition
New
Series
Fertility, Reproduction & Sexuality
Number of Pages
316
Place of Publication
Oxford, United Kingdom
ISBN
9781782384359
SKU
V9781782384359
Shipping Time
Usually ships in 15 to 20 working days
Ref
99-15

About Cecilia Tomori
Cecília Tomori is an Associate Professor and Director of Global Public Health and Community Health at the Johns Hopkins School of Nursing with a joint appointment in the Department of Population, Family and Reproductive Health at the Johns Hopkins Bloomberg School of Public Health.

Reviews for Nighttime Breastfeeding: An American Cultural Dilemma (Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality)
“Tomori’s research reveals that these two fields—breastfeeding and sleep—are intricately intertwined not only in practice but also theoretically through analysis that exposes the contradictions inherent in the cultural norms governing these intimate embodied experiences.” · Anthropologica “This work will be useful for medical anthropologists and professionals at all levels of reproductive health care and family medicine. It ... Read more

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