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Push back : guilt in the age of natural parenting / Amy B. Tuteur, MD.

Summary:

The author chronicles the natural parenting movement’s history from its roots to its modern practices, incorporating her own experiences as a mother and successful OB-GYN with original research on the latest in childbirth science. She also reveals the dangerous and overtly misogynistic motives of some of its proponents—conservative men who sought to limit women’s control and autonomy. As she debunks, one by one, the guilt-inducing myths of natural birth and parenting, Dr. Tuteur empowers women to embrace the method of childbirth that is right for them, while reassuring all parents that the most important thing they can do is love and care for their children.

Record details

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

Content descriptions

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.