{"product_id":"milk-on-the-side-extended-chest-breastfeeding-in-the-united-states-hardcover","title":"Milk on the Side: Extended Chest\/Breastfeeding in the United States - Hardcover","description":"\u003cdiv\u003e\u003cp style=\"text-align: right;\"\u003e\u003ca href=\"https:\/\/reportcopyrightinfringement.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"nofollow\"\u003e\u003cb\u003eReport copyright infringement\u003c\/b\u003e\u003c\/a\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eCassandra White\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eWhat does it look like for a child to be nursing beyond an age that is perceived as \"normal\"?\u003c\/b\u003e \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eChest\/breastfeeding is a fraught topic both in the U.S. and in many other countries, particularly when parents continue nursing beyond a few weeks. Popular media representations and opinions of chest\/breastfeeding are polarizing: parents who struggle to produce breastmilk are often made to feel inadequate by public health and media suggestions that \"breast is best\". At the same time, those who practice extended nursing are often told that they are damaging their child's physical and psychological development. \u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eBased on over a decade of research, \u003ci\u003eMilk on the Side\u003c\/i\u003e unfastens harmful myths about extended nursing- breastfeeding or chestfeeding a child beyond two years- while touching on the challenges and stigmatizing ideas that are associated with all chest\/breastfeeding. The book explores the issue of chest\/breastfeeding from many different contexts, including medical, policy, and familial pressures. Ultimately, readers will better understand why some parents practice extended nursing and how stigmas regarding child feeding impact all parents.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003cb\u003eDr. Cassandra White\u003c\/b\u003e is a cultural and medical anthropologist and associate professor of anthropology at Georgia State University, where she has taught for over 20 years. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eAn Uncertain Cure: Living with Leprosy in Brazil \u003c\/i\u003e(Rutgers 2009) and serves on the editorial boards of two journals, \u003ci\u003eMedical Anthropology\u003c\/i\u003e and \u003ci\u003eContemporary Sociology: A Journal of Reviews.\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 216\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 0.56 x 9 x 6 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\n            \u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e April 02, 2026\u003c\/div\u003e\n            ","brand":"BooksCloud","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46099454918853,"sku":"9798216277224","price":194.2,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0757\/6718\/5605\/files\/ve3uVkksdq9798216277224.webp?v=1776632013","url":"https:\/\/selloorium.com\/products\/milk-on-the-side-extended-chest-breastfeeding-in-the-united-states-hardcover","provider":"Selloorium","version":"1.0","type":"link"}