1st Edition
Breastfeeding in Hospital Mothers, Midwives and the Production Line
Introduction 1. The Birthing of the Production Line 2. Formulating Infant Feeding 3. Participating in Production 4. ‘It is so demanding’ – Breastfeeding as Labour 5. ‘Time to Care’ – Midwifery Work at the End of the Medical Production Line 6. Breastfeeding and Midwifery Work: Reconceptualising Bodies, Time and Relationships
Biography
Dr. Fiona Dykes is Professor of Maternal and Infant Health; Director of Maternal & Infant Nutrition & Nurture Unit (MAINN) at University of Central Lancashire, UK.
'This book is a ‘must read’ for all professionals involved in the provision of postnatal care and will be of interest to other health related disciplines and the social sciences... [it] contributes significantly to our understanding of women’s experience and decisions about breastfeeding.' - Virginia Schmied, University of Western Sydney, Australia
Dyke reveals that what occurs in hospital is the 'management' of what is seen as a vunerable mechanism for the transfer of a superior fluid, rather than the encouragement of a nurturing relationship between mother and baby. New Digest Mary Smale, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and Tutor
