Nighttime Breastfeeding. Cecília Tomori
Культурология. Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
Nighttime Breastfeeding
Год выпуска 0
isbn 9781782384366
Автор произведения Cecília Tomori
Жанр Культурология
Серия Fertility, Reproduction and Sexuality: Social and Cultural Perspectives
Издательство Ingram
Nighttime for many new parents in the United States is fraught with the intense challenges of learning to breastfeed and helping their babies sleep so they can get rest themselves. Through careful ethnographic study of the dilemmas raised by nighttime breastfeeding, and their examination in the context of anthropological, historical, and feminist studies, this volume unravels the cultural tensions that underlie these difficulties. As parents negotiate these dilemmas, they not only confront conflicting medical guidelines about breastfeeding and solitary infant sleep, but also larger questions about cultural and moral expectations for children and parents, and their relationship with one another.