HE301 Lecture Notes - Lecture 4: Welfare Queen, Breastfeeding Promotion, Breast Milk
Document Summary
Reading 1: us support of formula over breastfeeding is a race issue (freeman) Racial divide in breast feeding rates leading to significant racial health disparities. American support of formula comes at the cost of health & lives of black & brown babies: this us opposition to breastfeeding has stemmed from decline in formula sales. Black women in us use formula at a consistently higher + disproportionate rate. Racism accounts for widespread indifference to racial disproportionate effects of us breastfeeding policies. They justified this by dehumanising black motherhood: similarly, today"s welfare mother has children only to collect a fat paycheque so she has no business breastfeeding. There is a similar disregard for well-being of migrant, non-white mothers and children. Inhumane separation of families arriving at us border to seek refuge. Racist world view leads americans to disregard grave health risks of formula. Protecting the interests of the pharmaceutical industry is important the sacrifice of black.
