Don't Kill Your Baby: Public Health and the Decline of Breastfeeding in the 19th and 20th Centuries

(Part of the Women, Gender, and Health Series)

by Jacqueline H. Wolf

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How did breastfeeding-once accepted as the essence of motherhood and essential to the well-being of infants-come to be viewed with distaste and mistrust? Why did mothers come to choose artificial food over human milk, despite the health risks? In this history of infant feeding, Jacqueline H. Wolf focuses on turn-of-the-century Chicago as a microcosm of the urbanizing United States. She explores how economic pressures, class conflict, and changing...

Format:Paperback

Language:English

ISBN:0814250777

ISBN13:9780814250778

Release Date:January 2001

Publisher:Ohio State University Press

Length:290 Pages

Weight:1.05 lbs.

Dimensions:0.7" x 6.3" x 9.2"

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Early Childhood Health Health, Fitness & Dieting Health, Fitness & Dieting Medical Medical Books

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Don't Kill Your Baby: Public Health and the Decline of Breastfeeding in the 19th and 20th Centuries

(Part of the Women, Gender, and Health Series)

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