Breastfeeding in Hospital: Mothers, Midwives and the Production Line

Author:   Fiona Dykes (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Edition:   New edition
ISBN:  

9780415395762


Pages:   224
Publication Date:   17 August 2006
Format:   Paperback
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Author:   Fiona Dykes (University of Central Lancashire, UK)
Publisher:   Taylor & Francis Ltd
Imprint:   Routledge
Edition:   New edition
Dimensions:   Width: 15.60cm , Height: 1.30cm , Length: 23.40cm
Weight:   0.410kg
ISBN:  

9780415395762


ISBN 10:   0415395763
Pages:   224
Publication Date:   17 August 2006
Audience:   College/higher education ,  Professional and scholarly ,  College/higher education ,  Tertiary & Higher Education ,  Professional & Vocational
Format:   Paperback
Publisher's Status:   Active
Availability:   In Print   Availability explained
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Table of Contents

Introduction 1. The Birthing of the Production Line 2. Formulating Infant Feeding 3. Participating in Production 4. ‘It is so demanding’ – Breastfeeding as Labour 5. ‘Time to Care’ – Midwifery Work at the End of the Medical Production Line 6. Breastfeeding and Midwifery Work: Reconceptualising Bodies, Time and Relationships

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<p>'This book is a ?must read? for all professionals involved in the provision of postnatal care and will be of interest to other health related disciplines and the social sciences... [it] contributes significantly to our understanding of women's experience and decisions about breastfeeding.' - Virginia Schmied, University of Western Sydney, Australia <p>Dyke reveals that what occurs in hospital is the 'management' of what is seen as a vunerable mechanism for the transfer of a superior fluid, rather than the encouragement of a nurturing relationship between mother and baby. New Digest Mary Smale, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and Tutor


'This book contributes significantly to our understanding of women's experience and decisions about breastfeeding, What is particularly exciting about this work is that it gives new insight into the impact of the institution, a hospital postnatal ward, on women's experience and decisions about feeding.' - Virginia Schmied, Associate Professor, School of Nursing, University of Western Sydney, New South Wales, Australia Dyke reveals that what occurs in hospital is the 'management' of what is seen as a vunerable mechanism for the transfer of a superior fluid, rather than the encouragement of a nurturing relationship between mother and baby. New Digest Mary Smale, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and Tutor 'This book is a 'must read' for all professionals involved in the provision of postnatal care and will be of interest to other health related disciplines and the social sciences... [it] contributes significantly to our understanding of women's experience and decisions about breastfeeding.' - Virginia Schmied, University of Western Sydney, Australia Dyke reveals that what occurs in hospital is the 'management' of what is seen as a vunerable mechanism for the transfer of a superior fluid, rather than the encouragement of a nurturing relationship between mother and baby. New Digest Mary Smale, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and Tutor


'This book is a 'must read' for all professionals involved in the provision of postnatal care and will be of interest to other health related disciplines and the social sciences... [it] contributes significantly to our understanding of women's experience and decisions about breastfeeding.' - Virginia Schmied, University of Western Sydney, Australia Dyke reveals that what occurs in hospital is the 'management' of what is seen as a vunerable mechanism for the transfer of a superior fluid, rather than the encouragement of a nurturing relationship between mother and baby. New Digest Mary Smale, NCT Breastfeeding Counsellor and Tutor


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