Based on research in London with mothers from a breastfeeding support organisation this paper explores the narratives of women who breastfeed \'to full term\' (typically for a period of several years) as part of a philosophy of 'attachment parenting', an approach to parenting which validates...

Today, alongside many other proscriptions, women are expected to abstain or at least limit their alcohol consumption during pregnancy. This advice is reinforced through warning labels on bottles and cans of alcoholic drinks. In most (but not all) official policies, this is linked to a risk of...