Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding
Milk, Money, and Madness: The Culture and Politics of Breastfeeding Books
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“I commit the authors of Milk, Money, and Madness for the extensive contribution they have made by voicing their opinions, contributing their knowledge, stimulating debate and challenging conventional wisdom.” Dr. Richard Jolly, Acting Executive Director UNICEF Breastfeeding is a gorgeous administer. It involves the partaking of both mother and child and cannot be duplicated by a glass bottle and rubber nipple. So why does the United States have the lowest breastfeeding rate in the industrialized world? In Milk, Money and Madness, Baumslag and Michels examine the come forth of breastfeeding, clearly drawing a line between fact and fiction. Among the main points addressed are: o How U.S. taxpayers unwittingly support and encourage bottle-feeding by spending over $500 million each year to provide 37% of the infants in the U.S. with free formula. o How a product made to help sick children and foundlings was transformed into a powerful international industry with revenues of $22 million a day. o How an intimate and self-affirming life experience that is responsible for the survival of our species has been reduced to “just one feeding option.” Milk, Money, and Madness provides parents and health professionals with the in rank they need to fully appreciate and advise about this critical life choice. By reviewing the history, culture, biology, and politics of breastfeeding, Milk, Money, and Madness gives the reader a more complete understanding of the uniqueness of breastfeeding.
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