Karleen wrote:

>I'm looking for references that describe parenting/breastfeeding practices
>in developing countries and the West. I'm looking for traditions that might
>impact breastfeeding such as proximity/separation of mother-child, sleep
>practices,  culture of breastfeeding vs culture of bottlefeeding etc. I have
>a suspicion that I am looking in the wrong places, what I have come up with
>so far has mainly concerned period of exclusive breastfeeding and
>breastfeeding in general.

>If anyone has particular refs or can suggest where I should be looking to
>find this information I would appreciate it.


Meredith  F. Small has a book out called "Our Babies, Ourselves".  That
might be a good place to start.  She's an anthropologist at Cornell Univ.


Alicia Rudin, LLLL, APL, IBCLC
Gainesville, FL
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