Infant feeding in North East England: Contested spaces of reproduction

Rachel Pain, Cathy Bailey, Graham Mowl

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    Abstract

    Decisions about infant feeding are commonly viewed as an issue of personal choice made in the light of information about the benefits of breastfeeding. A pilot study of first-time parents' decisions and experiences in Newcastle upon Tyne, England, suggests that local cultural contexts, in particular how men and women are seen to be parenting in different spaces, have a profound influence on infant feeding.
    Original languageEnglish
    Pages (from-to)261-272
    JournalArea
    Volume33
    Issue number3
    DOIs
    Publication statusPublished - 2001

    Keywords

    • Breastfeeding
    • infant feeding
    • local cultures
    • North East England
    • parenting

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