Considerable effort has been made in recent years to gain a better understanding of the
effectiveness of different interventions for supporting breastfeeding. However, research has …

Natural is perceived as innately positive and is a widely sought-after attribute in food
products. The natural food industry continues to grow in response to rising consumer …

This paper contributes to theory on maternity, embodiment and organizations through
advancing a contemporary theory of 'abjection as practice'in relation to breastfeeding and …

In this paper, we focus on the initial experiences of breastfeeding among mothers to
examine the ways that infant-feeding is socially constructed in the hospital. Data comes from …

Based on an ethnography of postpartum consultations by independent midwives in
Switzerland, this book produces unique insights into home-birth parents' breastfeeding …

This chapter focuses on the social and cultural influences that exist within the United
Kingdom that might help or hinder breastfeeding. It is generally accepted that most women …

This thesis examines women's role in the social struggles over the meanings and practices
of breastfeeding. From an initial observation in 2011 and 2012 of two situated flash mob …

Background: Despite breastfeeding providing maximum health benefits to mother and baby,
many women in the UK do not breastfeed, or do so briefly. Using tenets of ethnography, this …

New Zealand has often been hailed as a champion for women's rights and gender equality.
However, national levels of sexist attitudes toward women as well as the trajectory of change …

Breastfeding does not only take place in women's bodies but it helps construct the notion of
'good'and 'bad'mothers (Kukla, 2006a). According to Kukla, our idea of the maternal body …