{"product_id":"improving-breastfeeding-rates-evolutionary-anthropological-insights-for-public-health-paperback-9781009217484","title":"Improving Breastfeeding Rates; Evolutionary Anthropological Insights for Public Health (Paperback \/ softback) 9781009217484","description":"\u003cfont face=\"Georgia\"\u003e\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"6\"\u003eImproving Breastfeeding Rates\u003c\/font\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\r\n\u003cfont size=\"5\"\u003eEvolutionary Anthropological Insights for Public Health\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eTo tackle low breastfeeding rates around the world, an evolutionary anthropological perspective offers important insights for public health.\u003c\/em\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"4\"\u003eEmily H. Emmott (Author)\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e9781009217484, Cambridge University Press\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003ePaperback \/ softback, published 23 February 2023\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e75 pages\u003cbr\u003e22.9 x 15.2 x 0.3 cm, 0.105 kg\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003cp align=\"justify\"\u003e\u003cstrong\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eBreastfeeding is championed as an effective way to improve global health, associated with improved health outcomes for children and mothers. Various public health strategies to promote breastfeeding have been developed and implemented for over four decades, yet progress has stagnated, and exclusive breastfeeding rates remain low globally. From an evolutionary anthropological perspective, low breastfeeding rates seem like an 'evolutionary puzzle'; breastfeeding is a behaviour which confers survival and fitness advantage to children and mothers, yet so many mothers do not breastfeed exclusively or at all. Is this a globally maladaptive behaviour? Framing breastfeeding as a maternal investment behaviour, an evolutionary perspective directs us to consider the fitness costs of breastfeeding, together with the role of social learning and cultural norms. Indeed, an evolutionary anthropological perspective provides insights to why some breastfeeding-promotion strategies may have been ineffective, while pointing to potentially promising policies and practices which have been overlooked\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/strong\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003e1. Introduction: Breastfeeding as a Public Health Issue\u003cbr\u003e 2. Why are Breastfeeding Rates so Low? A Public Health Perspective\u003cbr\u003e 3. Breastfeeding from an Evolutionary Anthropological Perspective\u003cbr\u003e 4. Can Evolutionary Anthropology Help Improve Breastfeeding Rates?\u003cbr\u003e 5. Conclusion.\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\u003cp\u003e\u003cfont size=\"3\"\u003eSubject Areas: Physiological \u0026amp; neuro-psychology, biopsychology [\u003ca title=\"See our other books on Physiological \u0026amp; neuro-psychology, biopsychology\" href=\"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/search?q=%22Physiological%20\u0026amp;%20neuro-psychology,%20biopsychology%20%5BJMM%5D%22\"\u003eJMM\u003c\/a\u003e]\u003c\/font\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\r\n\r\n\r\n\u003c\/font\u003e","brand":"Cambridge University Press","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":46002794168600,"sku":"9781009217484","price":17.39,"currency_code":"GBP","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0730\/2037\/5320\/products\/9781009217484i.jpg?v=1696791452","url":"https:\/\/freshlyprintedbooks.co.uk\/products\/improving-breastfeeding-rates-evolutionary-anthropological-insights-for-public-health-paperback-9781009217484","provider":"Freshly Printed Books","version":"1.0","type":"link"}