Mothers and Medicine

Social History of Infant Feeding, 1890-1950

Häftad, Engelska, 1987

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Beskrivning

In the nineteenth century infants were commonly breast-fed; yet by the middle of the twentieth century, women typically bottle-fed their babies on the advice of their doctors. Rima D. Apple analyzes the complex interactions of science, medicine, economics, and culture that underlie this dramatic shift in infant-care practices. As infant feeding became the keystone of the emerging specialty of pediatrics, the manufacture of infant food became a lucrative industry. More and more mothers reported difficulty in nursing their babies. This book clarifies the complex and contradictory interaction between women and the medical profession in America.

Produktinformation

Utgivningsdatum:1987-12-15
Mått:151 x 229 x 16 mm
Vikt:424 g
Format:Häftad
Språk:Engelska
Antal sidor:280
Förlag:University of Wisconsin Press
ISBN:9780299114848

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Antropologi inom Samhälle och politik

Mer om författaren

Rima D. Apple is professor in the School of Human Ecology and the Women's Studies Program at the University Of Wisconsin-Madison. She has also authored Vitamania: Vitamins in American Culture and edited Mothers and Motherhood: Readings in American History and Women, Health, and Medicine in America: A Historical Handbook.