Liquid gold from the milk bar: Constructions of breastmilk and breastfeeding women in the language and practices of midwives

Social Science and Medicine

Volumn 75, Issue 10, 2012, Pages 1737-1745

  Burns, E ^a   Schmied, V ^a   Fenwick, J ^b   Sheehan, A ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b GRIFFITH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

^c AVONDALE COLLEGE OF HIGHER EDUCATION   (Australia)

Author keywords

Australia; Breastfeeding; Breastmilk; Discourse analysis; Health professional communication; Midwifery; Women's experience

Indexed keywords

BREASTFEEDING; CULTURAL CHANGE; HEALTH WORKER; MILK; NUTRITION;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BREAST FEEDING; BREAST MILK; COLOSTRUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; HUMAN RELATION; INFANT NUTRITION; MATERNAL ATTITUDE; MIDWIFE; MIDWIFE ATTITUDE; WELLBEING;

ADULT; AUSTRALIA; BREAST FEEDING; COMMUNICATION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LANGUAGE; MIDWIFERY; MILK, HUMAN; NURSE'S PRACTICE PATTERNS; NURSE-PATIENT RELATIONS; PREGNANCY; TAPE RECORDING; YOUNG ADULT;

AUSTRALIA; NEW SOUTH WALES;

EID: 84866148016     PISSN: 02779536     EISSN: 18735347     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.socscimed.2012.07.035     Document Type: Article

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