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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. An evolutionary perspective directs us to consider the fitness costs of breastfeeding, together with the role of social learning and cultural norms.

Table of Contents

1. Introduction: Breastfeeding as a Public Health Issue; 2. Why are Breastfeeding Rates so Low? A Public Health Perspective; 3. Breastfeeding from an Evolutionary Anthropological Perspective; 4. Can Evolutionary Anthropology Help Improve Breastfeeding Rates?; 5. Conclusion.

Improving Breastfeeding Rates

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      Publisher Cambridge University Press
      Published 23 February 2023
      ISBN-13 9781009217484
      978-1009217484
      ISBN-10 1009217488
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      Evolutionary anthropology / Human evolution

      Description

      Book Synopsis

      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. An evolutionary perspective directs us to consider the fitness costs of breastfeeding, together with the role of social learning and cultural norms.

      Table of Contents

      1. Introduction: Breastfeeding as a Public Health Issue; 2. Why are Breastfeeding Rates so Low? A Public Health Perspective; 3. Breastfeeding from an Evolutionary Anthropological Perspective; 4. Can Evolutionary Anthropology Help Improve Breastfeeding Rates?; 5. Conclusion.

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