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Breast Feeding And Sexuality : Behaviour, Beliefs and Taboos among the Gogo Mothers in Tanzania.

Whereas in western countries breastfeeding is an uncontroversial, purely personal issue, in most parts of the world mother and baby form part of a network of interpersonal relations with its own rules and expectations. In this study, the author examines the cultural and social context of breastfeedi...

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Clasificación:Libro Electrónico
Autor principal: Mabilia, Mara
Formato: Electrónico eBook
Idioma:Inglés
Publicado: Berghahn Books, 2006.
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Acceso en línea:Texto completo
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Sumario:Whereas in western countries breastfeeding is an uncontroversial, purely personal issue, in most parts of the world mother and baby form part of a network of interpersonal relations with its own rules and expectations. In this study, the author examines the cultural and social context of breastfeeding among the Gogo women of the Cigongwe's village in Tanzania, as part of the Paediatric Programme of Doctors with Africa, based in Padua. The focus is on mothers' behaviour and post partum taboos as key elements in Gogo understanding of the vicissitudes of the breast feeding process. This nutritio.
Descripción Física:1 online resource
ISBN:1306562740
9781306562744
9781782386070
1782386076