The Breast vs. Bottle Battle: Infant Feeding Mis/Information

Authors

  • Melissa Rothfus Dalhousie University, School of Information Management

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.5931/djim.v8i1.221

Keywords:

Information in Society, breastfeeding, infant feeding,

Abstract

That “breast is best” is a truism even infant formula manufacturers do not openly dispute, and the choice to breastfeed has increasingly become part of the measure of a good mother in modern Canadian society.  Yet the information in support of breastfeeding’s purported benefits is problematic, even as public discourse vilifies the alternative.  This paper examines the issues surrounding infant feeding choices and the way in which information is utilized and manipulated by both sides of the emotionally charged breast vs. bottle debate.  While there are good reasons to support breastfeeding practices, the current state of our knowledge of its benefits does not justify the often strident tone and harsh judgment adopted by breastfeeding advocates.

 

Author Biography

Melissa Rothfus, Dalhousie University, School of Information Management

Melissa Rothfus is a current student in Dalhousie’s MLIS program with a long-standing interest in issues related to the establishment and communication of social norms and accepted behaviors. The research involved in this paper for INFO 5505 Information and Society provided an exciting opportunity to return to several issues that interested her as an a Women’s Studies minor as an undergraduate at Macalester College.

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