Despite proven benefits, less than half of infants and young children globally are breastfed
in accordance with the recommendations of WHO. In comparison, commercial milk formula …

Recent trends in women's work and child survival and development in developing countries
raise concerns about the relationship between these two key elements of development. This …

Written and edited by leading physicians, Breastfeeding: A Guide for the Medical Profession,
9th Edition, offers comprehensive, dependable information and guidance in this multifaceted …

Despite the rapid rise in mothers' labor force participation, mothers' time with children has
tended to be quite stable over time. In the past, nonemployed mothers' time with children …

This paper examines ideas about possible ways in which the extent of women's autonomy,
women's economic dependency, and other aspects of their position vis-à-vis men influence …

In this paper, we provide a new framework for understanding infant‐feeding‐related
maternal guilt and shame, placing these in the context of feminist theoretical and …

Nourishing infants presents women today with choices, desires, obligations and constraints.
Despite mounting evidence about the health, psychosocial and societal benefits of …

Based on studies showing health advantages for breastfeeding mothers and their infants,
pediatricians and other breastfeeding advocates encourage new mothers to breastfeed their …

As economic development and urbanization proceed globally, the coexistence of under-and
over-nutrition within the same household, sometimes termed 'paradoxical'or 'dual …

This study sought to determine whether and to what extent maternal employment in the early
postpartum period is associated with the initiation and continuation of breast-feeding in a …