Rand Oakley, Maureen,

The bottle, the breast, and the state : the politics of infant feeding in the United States / [electronic resource] Maureen Rand Oakley. - 1 online resource (165 pages)

Includes bibliographical references and index.

Infant feeding policy and practice in the United States -- Feminist perspectives on infant feeding -- Infant feeding on the ground: women's voices -- Explaining breastfeeding rates in the states -- Medical and public health approaches to breastfeeding advocacy -- Breasts, bottles, and maternal activism.

9780739191996 (e-book)


Breastfeeding--Political aspects--United States.
Breastfeeding--Social aspects--United States.


Electronic books.

RJ216 / .R29 2015

649/.330973