Breastfeeding Uncovered: Who really decides how we feed our babies?

Amy Brown

Oct 2016 · Montag & Martin

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Across the world mothers are urged to breastfeed, but in Western society many find this a difficult task. Those who stop can feel demoralised and unsure as to why such a desired, encouraged and biologically normal behaviour can appear so challenging in reality. Breastfeeding Uncovered examines why this continues to happen, revealing how complex social and cultural messages work against new mothers, damaging the normal physiology of breastfeeding and making it seem unmanageable. Dr Brown removes the focus from the mother and instead urges society to rethink its attitude towards breastfeeding and mothering and instead to support, encourage and protect mothers to feed their babies. This book is for anyone who has ever struggled with breastfeeding, supported new mothers or just wondered what all the fuss is about. Most of all it is a must read for anyone who has ever thought a breastfeeding mother should cover up, or feed her baby elsewhere.

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About the author

Professor Amy Brown is based in the Department of Public Health, Policy and Social Sciences at Swansea University in the UK where she is Director of 'LIFT' - the centre for Lactation, Infant Feeding and Translation. With a background in psychology, she first became interested in the many barriers women face when breastfeeding after having her first baby. Three babies and a PhD later she has spent the last fifteen years exploring psychological, cultural and societal barriers to breastfeeding, with an emphasis on understanding how we can shift our perception of breastfeeding from an individual mothering issue, to a wider public health problem.

Professor Brown has published over 100 papers exploring the barriers women face in feeding their baby during the first year. In 2016 she published her first book Breastfeeding Uncovered (2nd edition 2021), followed by Why Starting Solids Matters (2017), The Positive Breastfeeding Book (2018), Informed is Best (2019), Why Breastfeeding Grief and Trauma Matter (2019), Let's talk about the first year of parenthood (2020), Let's talk about feeding your baby (2021), Why Single Parents Matter (2023) and Why One-Child Families Matter (2025).

She is a regular blogger, aiming to change the way we think about breastfeeding, mothering and caring for our babies.

She sells signed copies of her books on her website: https://professoramybrown.co.uk/

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