Breastfeeding experiences and women's self-concept: Negotiations and dilemmas in the transition to motherhood
IntroductionBreastfeeding is much more than a biological event. It is a social construction, full of cultural meanings and framed by social structures. Being, simultaneously, a natural event and a social practice, breastfeeding poses challenges to feminist approaches in the sense it may be acknowled...
Main Authors: | Amélia Augusto, Dulce Morgado Neves, Vera Henriques |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2023-04-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Sociology |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/fsoc.2023.1130808/full |
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