{"product_id":"9780062423399","title":"Unlatched: The Evolution of Breastfeeding and the Making of a Controversy","description":"\u003ctable\u003e\u003ctbody\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eAuthor\/Contributor(s):\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eGrayson, Jennifer\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003ePublisher:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003eHarper Paperbacks\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eDate:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd\u003e7\/5\/2016\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eBinding:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003ePaperback\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003ctr\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003eCondition:\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003ctd style=\"\"\u003eNEW\u003cbr\u003e\n\u003c\/td\u003e\n\u003c\/tr\u003e\n\u003c\/tbody\u003e\u003c\/table\u003e\u003cp\u003eSince 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.”\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eSo 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eFrom 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.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eWhy did we trade a biological imperative for a corporate product, and what is the true science of human milk?\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Science of Human Milk:\u003c\/b\u003e A deep dive into the thousands of unique components in breast milk—from immune factors to newly discovered oligosaccharides—that infant formula can’t replicate.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eA Surprising Cultural History:\u003c\/b\u003e Journey from the wet-nurses of eighteenth-century France to the formula-marketing boom of the 1950s to understand how corporations and doctors reshaped motherhood.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eThe Politics of Infant Formula:\u003c\/b\u003e An investigation into the cozy relationship between formula companies and government programs like WIC that shape how millions of babies are fed.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003e\n\u003cb\u003eMotherhood Reclaimed:\u003c\/b\u003e Follows the author’s personal transformation from a bottle-fed skeptic to a mother practicing tandem and extended breastfeeding, offering an intimate look at today’s parenting choices.\u003c\/li\u003e\n\u003c\/ul\u003e","brand":"Harper Paperbacks","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":47038123442431,"sku":"9780062423399","price":18.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0452\/0886\/2873\/files\/9780062423399_s600x595.jpg?v=1779896333","url":"https:\/\/massivebookshop.com\/products\/9780062423399","provider":"MASSIVE BOOKSHOP","version":"1.0","type":"link"}