Health, morality, and infant feeding: British mothers' experiences of formula milk use in the early weeks Export

@article{citeulike:2150276, abstract = {The way mothers feed their babies is, internationally, the subject of research, health policy initiatives, and popular discussion, which commonly affirm the mantra 'breast is best'. On one level, this mantra reflects scientific evidence about nutrition and maternal and infant health. From a socio-cultural perspective, the pro-breastfeeding message has, however, been considered an aspect of morality, which influences maternal identity in important ways. This article explores this idea. It does so primarily by reporting and discussing some findings from a study about British mothers' experiences of using formula milk for infant feeding. The paper begins by contextualising this discussion by briefly outlining some aspects of the construction of infant feeding as a social problem in Britain, focusing in particular on the influence of 'the new paradigm of health'.}, address = {School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent}, author = {Lee, Ellie}, citeulike-article-id = {2150276}, citeulike-linkout-0 = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01020.x}, citeulike-linkout-1 = {http://www.ingentaconnect.com/content/bpl/shil/2007/00000029/00000007/art00007}, citeulike-linkout-2 = {http://www3.interscience.wiley.com/cgi-bin/abstract/118532275/ABSTRACT}, doi = {10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01020.x}, issn = {1467-9566}, journal = {Sociology of Health \& Illness}, keywords = {bottle, feeding, formula, uk}, month = {November}, number = {7}, pages = {1075--1090}, posted-at = {2009-10-08 11:29:42}, priority = {3}, publisher = {Blackwell Publishing}, title = {Health, morality, and infant feeding: British mothers' experiences of formula milk use in the early weeks}, url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01020.x}, volume = {29}, year = {2007} }

TY - JOUR ID - citeulike:2150276 L3 - citeulike-article-id:2150276 N2 - The way mothers feed their babies is, internationally, the subject of research, health policy initiatives, and popular discussion, which commonly affirm the mantra 'breast is best'. On one level, this mantra reflects scientific evidence about nutrition and maternal and infant health. From a socio-cultural perspective, the pro-breastfeeding message has, however, been considered an aspect of morality, which influences maternal identity in important ways. This article explores this idea. It does so primarily by reporting and discussing some findings from a study about British mothers' experiences of using formula milk for infant feeding. The paper begins by contextualising this discussion by briefly outlining some aspects of the construction of infant feeding as a social problem in Britain, focusing in particular on the influence of 'the new paradigm of health'. IS - 7 JF - Sociology of Health & Illness SN - 1467-9566 AD - School of Social Policy, Sociology and Social Research, University of Kent EP - 1090 TI - Health, morality, and infant feeding: British mothers' experiences of formula milk use in the early weeks PB - Blackwell Publishing VL - 29 SP - 1075 KW - bottle KW - feeding KW - formula KW - uk AU - Lee, Ellie PY - 2007/11// UR - http://dx.doi.org/10.1111/j.1467-9566.2007.01020.x ER -