Executive Summary Mothers that return to work often find a hostile work environment that pressures them to stop breast feeding and resort to formula. Introduction Several books, including Bottled Up How the Way We Feed Babies Has Come to Define Motherhood and Why It Shouldn’t, Lactivism, and Guilt-Free Bottle Feeding, propose overwhelming pressure on mothers…
Executive Summary Infant formula manufacturers have changed tactics to acknowledge breast milk is best. However, in their marketing, they seem to undermine this claim. Introduction A major part of infant formula marketing in the modern era is acknowledging breast feeding is best while undermining breastfeeding as “difficult” and finding a way to market their formula…
Executive Summary A major argument used to promote formula is that mothers feel overly pressured — bordering on abuse — to breast feed. Introduction There are several books, including Bottled Up How the Way We Feed Babies Has Come to Define Motherhood and Why It Shouldn’t, Lactivism, and Guilt Free Bottle Feeding, that propose there…
Executive Summary Pharma companies marketed and sold the idea of low-quality baby formula to mothers. This had both negative implications for nutrition and the immune system. Introduction There has been a curious lack of publication of the policy by pharma and the medical establishment to replace breastfeeding with low-quality, high-profit, and immunocompromising baby or infant…