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The Romance and Power of Breastfeeding
Author(s) -
Bloom Mayra
Publication year - 1981
Publication title -
birth
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.233
H-Index - 83
eISSN - 1523-536X
pISSN - 0730-7659
DOI - 10.1111/j.1523-536x.1981.tb01590.x
Subject(s) - breastfeeding , romance , human sexuality , competence (human resources) , resource (disambiguation) , psychology , sociology , developmental psychology , medicine , gender studies , social psychology , pediatrics , computer science , psychoanalysis , computer network
The romantic qualities of the breastfeeding relationship include elemental physicality, intensity, and transience. The paper explores the implications of nursing in terms of a woman's sexuality, competence and power, and offers breastfeeding as an economic model of a renewable resource.