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Infant feeding in North East England: contested spaces of reproduction
Author(s) -
Pain Rachel,
Bailey Cathy,
Mowl Graham
Publication year - 2001
Publication title -
area
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.958
H-Index - 82
eISSN - 1475-4762
pISSN - 0004-0894
DOI - 10.1111/1475-4762.00030
Subject(s) - newcastle upon tyne , breastfeeding , infant feeding , reproduction , gender studies , sociology , geography , history , medicine , pediatrics , ecology , ancient history , biology
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.