This is another book from the Pinter and Martin giveaway bundle, they specialise in psychology and pregnancy & birth, they also publish other subjects, but only books which are very close to their hearts. And they are lovely to deal with and they are a lactivist site sponsor so please have a look at their website.
Synopsis:
As revealing as Freakonomics, shocking as Fast Food Nationand thought provoking as No Logo, The Politics of Breastfeeding exposes infant feeding as one of the most important public health issues of our time.
Every thirty seconds a baby dies from infections due to a lack of breastfeeding and the use of bottles, artificial milks and other risky products. In her powerful book Gabrielle Palmer describes how big business uses subtle techniques to pressure parents to use alternatives to breastmilk. The infant feeding product companies’ thirst for profit systematically undermines mothers’ confidence in their ability to breastfeed their babies.
An essential and inspirational eye-opener, The Politics of Breastfeeding challenges our complacency about how we feed our children and radically reappraises a subject which concerns not only mothers, but everyone: man or woman, parent or childless, old or young.
About the author
Gabrielle Palmer is a nutritionist and a campaigner. She was a breastfeeding counsellor in the 1970s and helped establish the UK pressure group Baby Milk Action. In the early 1980s she lived and worked as a volunteer in Mozambique. She has written, taught and campaigned on infant feeding issues, particularly the unethical marketing of baby foods.
In the 1990s she co-directed the International Breastfeeding: Practice and Policy course at The Institute of Child Health in London until she went to live in China for two years. She has worked independently for various health and development agencies, including serving as HIV and Infant Feeding Officer for UNICEF New York. She recently worked at The London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine where she had originally studied nutrition.
She is a mother and a grandmother.
To enter the draw for a brand new copy of The Politics of Breastfeeding
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I read this book a few years ago and found it fascinating. I’d love to win my own copy.
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I’m a WIC peer counselor and love reading as much as I can about breastfeeding. The good the bad and ugly! Thanks
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I’ve been telling my Health visitor friend all about this. She is 7 months pregnant and is wanting to be educated about it all. I would love to win a copy so I can give her it as a gift. All the info she can then give out when she returns to work
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I have heard a lot about this book and would love to read it!
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I am studying to become a Breastfeeding support worker and have been told to get this to help my studies but as yet can’t afford it on my wage as every penny is allocated.
heard it’s a good read too! X
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The title of this book put me off really, but reading that synopsis, I can now understand how it would be really helpful in breastfeeding support work.
I’m signed up to your newsletter, so that’s two entries. I will post on FB too, but I’ll post on here when I’ve done that. (If that makes sense?!)
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Would love a copy! Have also signed up for the newsletter and shared it on my Facebook
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Looks interesting, would love a copy thanks.
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I have heard a lot about this book and would love to read it
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I know someone who is pregnant at the moment, who could do with reading this book!
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Sounds a fascinating read, both as a mother, a pregnant woman and as a midwife
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Would love to win this… I breastfed my daughter for 13 months and plan on breastfeeding the baby i’m having in January
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I have this book already but it is a book that I think should be given to every pregnant woman. It is certainly an eye opening read. I already decided that for my children formula was a not ever going to be an option and after reading this I am so pleased it hasn’t been. What an excellent book!! I hope who ever wins it thoroughly enjoys it.
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I would love to be able to give this to my wife as we have a new baby!
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This has been on my “one day I’ll read it” list for ages…
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I would love to win a copy of this – one I’ve been meaning to read for ages!
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Looks like a great book
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i’d love to win this
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I would like to win this for my sister who is pregnant at the momet.
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Another interesting book which I would love to win!
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this sounds like a very interesting read, would love to give it a try
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would love this book!
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I have this on my wishlist and would love to win a copy!
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i would love to win this book, i’ve only read the first part and had to give it back
i’ve shared on facebook, twitter and signed up to the newsletter
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Looks like an interesting read…
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Looks like a really interesting book and ideal right now…
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This looks like a fab read, xxx
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this looks so fab, and really interesting when trying to breastfeed!
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I’ve been meaning to read this for ages! Will do what I can to get as many entries as possible!!
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Great prize, count me in.
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would like to win!
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Any help for anyone about breastfeeding is very welcome.
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