Push back : guilt in the age of natural parenting

Tuteur, Amy B. (author.).

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ISBN: 0062407341
ISBN: 9780062407344
Physical Description: viii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
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Edition: First edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow Publishers, [2016]
Copyright: ©2016

Bibliography, etc. Note:	Includes bibliographical references (pages [337]-357) and index.
Formatted Contents Note:	part I. Subverting the science: Natural childbirth is nothing like childbirth in nature ; Interventions are preventive medicine ; There is no benefit to refusing pain relief ; The right C-section rate ; Breast is not always best ; There's no science that supports attachment parenting -- part II. The natural parenting industry: Who hijacked childbirth? ; The commodification of birth ; The business of breastfeeding -- part III. A sexist philosophy of privilege: How natural parenting is anti-feminist ; Women do not have other ways of knowing ; Sanctimommies and the joys of shaming ; Conclusion: Push back against the guilt of natural parenting.
Summary, etc.:	A Harvard-trained physician examines the role of guilt in today's childbirth and early parenting choices, challenging popular misconceptions while arguing that the natural parenting movement is capitalizing on practices that serve to manipulate rather than assist parents.