Kathleen asked for refs on why women choose not to breastfeed/choose to
bottlefeed.
I had a really useful list of refs from the MIDIRS Midwifery Database in
UK. List entitled *Breastfeeding - women's decision*, list no. PN4. Around
50 refs so too many to quote here! You can find MIDIRS on the Internet at
http://www.gn.apc.org/midirs. Email to [log in to unmask] There is a
charge but it is worth it. Also lots of other lists available or specific
searches of their database.
one or two to be going on with:
Breastfeeding: why some mother's don't. Harris, A. L. Mothering, no. 71,
Summer 1994, p88-91
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Why women choose not to breastfeed. Wylie, J. & Verber, I. Maternal and
Child Health, vol. 19, no. 3, March 1994, p76,78,80.
Why women decide not to breastfeed. Dix, D. N. Birth, vol. 18, no. 4, Dec.
1991, p222-225.
It's a lovely crisp clear sunny day here in Kent - a great improvement on
the rain, rain, rain we've been getting lately. Cold and frosty too, winter
definitely on the way!
Jane Moody, NCT Breastfeeding counsellor/tutor; editor of New Generation
Digest.
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