Unlatched

The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy

by Jennifer Grayson

On Sale: 07/05/2016

Unlatched

The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy

by Jennifer Grayson

On Sale: 07/05/2016

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About the Book

Since the rise of artificial formula, we have turned a biological process into a never-ending controversy: A mother breastfeeding her three-year-old son on the cover of Time magazine sets off a firestorm. Facebook takes down photos of women nursing, citing the content as “offensive.” The pope weighs in, urging mothers to nurse their children in church or elsewhere “without thinking twice.”

So how did we get here? What are the consequences of surrendering eons of human evolution for a mode of feeding so alien? Growing up, journalist Jennifer Grayson thought nothing of the fact that she was bottle-fed. But when she became a mother, Grayson considered the impact of missing out on this profound connection. Her book is a worldwide search for answers about the first, most fundamental experience of newborn life.

From biblical times to eighteenth-century France, from modern-day Mongolia to inner-city Los Angeles—Unlatched uncovers astonishing cultural, corporate, political, and technological factors at the heart of our contemporary breastfeeding disconnection.

Critical Praise

“Unlatched is an intelligent, often funny, deftly written page-turner. Honestly, I’m surprised at how enthusiastically I find myself recommending a book about breastfeeding. Perfect not just for new parents, but for anyone who loves a good read.” — -Anne Hathaway

“Grayson’s book beautifully explains how we got to the breastfeeding brouhaha that exists in America today. This book is recommended reading for anyone who has breasts or loves them.” — -Ricki Lake and Abby Epstein

“I’m hearing more and more that the root of much evil in our bad health is formula-feeding instead of breastfeeding, and with terrific investigative chops Jennifer Grayson nails the most insidious part of this: the government’s role in hocking formula to the most vulnerable among us.” — -Michael Moss, Pulitzer Prize-winning investigative reporter and New York Times bestselling author of Salt, Sugar, Fat

“Unlatched is a deeply engaging, highly personal, well researched, and thoughtfully balanced account of how modern society has denormalized breastfeeding.” — -Marion Nestle is professor of nutrition, food studies, and public health at New York University and author of, among other books, What to Eat.

“Unlatched is an essential book, not only for every parent to-be, but for physicians as well. Jennifer Grayson asks all the right questions, and it is clear that we must stop letting politics, money, and societal expectations trump good science.” — -Dr. Lauren Streicher, renowned women's health expert, clinical associate professor of obstetrics and gynecology at Northwestern University's Feinberg School of Medicine, and author of Sex Rx: Hormones, Health, and Your Best Sex Ever

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Product Details

  • ISBN: 9780062423399
  • ISBN 10: 0062423398
  • Imprint: Harper Paperbacks
  • On Sale: 07/05/2016
  • Pages: 336
  • List Price:19.99 CAD
  • BISAC1 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / General
  • BISAC2 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Life Stages / Infants & Toddlers
  • BISAC3 : PSYCHOLOGY / Developmental / Child
  • BISAC4 : SOCIAL SCIENCE / Anthropology / Cultural & Social
  • BISAC5 : FAMILY & RELATIONSHIPS / Parenting / Motherhood

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