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ABOUT THIS BOOK

PUBLISHER: Policy Press

FORMAT: Electronic book text

ISBN: 9781447338512

RRP: £95.00

PAGES: 240

PUBLICATION DATE:
September 5, 2018

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Social experiences of breastfeeding: Building bridges between research, policy and practice

Sally Dowling

David Pontin

Kate Boyer

This edited collection brings together international academics, policy makers and practitioners to examine the social and cultural contexts of breastfeeding and looks at how policy and practice can apply this to women’s experiences.

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Sally Dowling

Sally Dowling is a Senior Lecturer in the Department of Nursing and Midwifery, UWE, Bristol. She has published on breastfeeding in public, stigma, liminality and long-term breastfeeding. She is Associate Editor for International Breastfeeding Journal.David Pontin is Professor of Community Health, University of South Wales. His current research focuses on family resilience (www.frait.wales) and the implications for health visiting practice.Kate Boyer is a Senior Lecturer in feminist geography in the School of Geography and Planning, Cardiff University. She has published on breastfeeding in public, combining lactation with wage work, breastmilk donation and breastfeeding activism.