Breastfeeding is a natural act of nourishing ones’ young. This is a true and valid statement due to visible proof as stated by definition of breastfeeding: feeding a baby with milk directly from the mother’s breast. In order to effectively allow a baby to receive nourishment from the breast, the breast must be temporarily exposed to allow latch. (Medical dictionary: thefreeddictionary.com) Breastfeeding is an on demand act to satisfy an infant’s hunger, crucial for its survival. Subsequently it might be necessary to allow the infant to suckle in public, exposing the breast in a public arena. If the act of breastfeeding is considered the act of exposing the human body in public should it be punishable by law or socially acceptable as a natural …show more content…
State laws that protect public breastfeeding fall into three categories. Currently, the strongest state laws are those that both protect a woman’s right to breastfeed anywhere she or her child have a right to be, regardless of whether the breast is showing, and that also give the woman the power to bring a legal action against anyone who interferes with her breastfeeding. Other state laws establish a woman’s right to breastfeed in public, but don’t provide a way for her to enforce this right. The third category specifies that the act of breastfeeding is not indecent exposure (sometimes given other names, but always referring to the exposure of body parts), and prevent a woman from being charged with a sex crime for breastfeeding …show more content…
Their argument that breasts are viewed as sexual organs in our culture and exposure of this sex organ can be interpreted as public indecency.
To force others to witness nudity and bodily functions without consent under any public circumstance is unlawful in some states. (http://BreastfeedingUSA.org) To deny an infant nourishment transferred from mother is also against the law as child endangerment. The feeding of an infant be it by natural breasts or by bottle should be choice of the mother where the feeding takes place should be as needed, discretion would be appreciated and in some areas mandatory in public venues the infant’s needs should be met to in the safest, cleanest and most effective environment for the positive outcome for mother and
“Sexual intercours was to be looked on as slightly disgusting minor operation” The party represses natural, human instincts. This is one of their so called laws.
also known as WIC supplies almost fifty percent of the infant formula used in the US at no
asserted young women as the ones at fault for sexualising themselves, stating that they should
Procreation is basic to life and reality. Originally, mothers never had a choice of whether to breastfeed their infants or not. Mothers breastfed their infants. This gave moms the ability to care for and sustain their infants whenever nursing was needed. Advantages of breastfeeding are for the children, mothers, and the economy. Cultures differ from place to place because we live in a very diverse world. Indeed, a few cons to breastfeeding are generally sincere beliefs. One con about nursing in broad daylight is nursing can cause other individuals in the surrounding area to feel uncomfortable. Some think a woman showing cleavage during a nursing session can conjure up the same thoughts as a woman in a seductive outfit, while several assorted
There is no need to run out to the store to buy formula, bottles, or burp cloths. Breastfed babies do not spit up as often because breast milk is easier on the belly and the baby will not ingest the air that a bottle fed baby does. That means fewer outfit changes and less laundry. Although feeding in public may be easier for a formula fed baby, a lot of awesome things to make breastfeeding in public easier and more discreet have been created. There are nursing tank tops so that mom's belly stays covered and nursing cover ups which are light weight blankets that moms can wear to keep themselves covered while still being able to see baby. Most public places are beginning to put nursing stations in as well. Also, there is no need to mess with fumbling around in the kitchen to prepare a bottle at 3 AM for a crying baby that is hungry. Breast milk is always available and warm. The American Pregnancy Association recommends breastfeeding for most families in the article “Breastfeeding vs. Bottle Feeding” (2017, May 16). -www.americanpregnancy.org
Some people don't particularly like seeing a woman breastfeed. It makes them feel "uncomfortable". Woman are asked to leave the room or to stop breastfeeding by those who feel uncomfortable. Breasts are viewed as sexual items rather than a natural way of providing nutrients and comfort for a child. Some people are against public breastfeeding because they don't want to explain what is going on to their child. Woman are often told that their child is to old to be breastfed. It is no ones business but the mothers how...
This occurs when pregnant women or new mothers use maternity or new parent leaves at work. While legally businesses and corporations do have to provide a woman with excused leave during her pregnancy, birthing, and after birthing, they do not have to pay their employee while she is on leave. This makes becoming pregnant and having a child very different on a couple because while someone can take care of the child, only one person is receiving an income until the baby can be placed in daycare or in the care of a family member while the mom goes back to work. Structurally, new mothers are oppressed by being told where and when it is appropriate to openly breastfeed their child. This oppression goes even further when a woman decides to openly feed her child bare breasted. This is something that society sees as disgusting and just inappropriate to be done in public. This truly is oppression towards this population because there are several instances where bare breasts or visible breasts are accepted in society. For example, men are allowed to be topless at public beaches and pools, visible breasts are broadcasted live on the Victoria’s Secret fashion show, and bare breasts are shown in movies available on television and in movies. These are all ways the public is subjected to bare breasts, but are offended and criticize mothers when they are bare breasted in order to sufficiently feed their
In recent years the government and health organisation are coming together to try promote breastfeeding after the significant decline seen in the last quarter of a century. Since March 2007 a mother is entitled to 26 weeks maternity leave. On return to work, if the mother continues to breast feed her infant, the law states that an employee who is breastfeeding is entitled to one hour each day off work, as a paid breast feeding break. This is a great scheme to promote breast feeding however, much more needs to be done, to once again make it a social norm to breast feed your baby.
All mothers should be comfortable feeding their baby, no matter how it’s being done. A nursing mother shouldn’t feel confined to her own home because of fears of what other people are going to think, and a bottle-feeding mother shouldn’t feel guilty for not
...gument against pornography is claiming that intercourse is an act of rape, the argument immediately seems outlandish and almost laughable, and it surely seems that way to the average person. People see these examples of radical feminism and attribute those isolated incidents as representative of the entire feminist movement as a whole. Therefore through complexity, the feminist movement lost a substantial amount of its genuine credibility due to perceived extremist views on female sexuality. This, among many other incidents, seems to be the cause of this great reversal in female sexuality in our current day society. Instead of putting an end to pornography, it flourishes. Instead of bringing an end to female objectification, it is often nowadays encouraged. This reversal of feminist ideals is the main cause for the damage to female gender roles in the 21st century.
Let me begin with this. Public breastfeeding is NOT exhibitionism. It is simply the act of feeding a baby. Nonetheless, women are still facing widespread discrimination in public for doing so.
There are so many reasons to fear or be concerned about the tomorrows of our world, but if there were a solution to some of the health problems what would the choice be for most? Would it be to continue in the downward pattern of destruction or would it be something better to help all? In most cases many people state that training starts in the home and what, but a good way to start with none other than our children. So why not consider breast milk? Breastfeeding can start as soon as the child is born. With the protection of breast milk the overall focus on disease, illness and sickness would be half the battle. Breast milk provides many benefits and the dietary influence it has on disease is too great to be compared to.
Similarly to the previous article, the authors found a men 's opinion toward breastfeeding hosted a significant association between a mother 's choice to breast, or bottle feed her infant. Like mothers, a strong correlation between social conditions, including ethnicity, country of origin, education, and socioeconomic status, was found to have a sizeable impact on the father 's opinion of feeding method. This study, like many others, confirmed that breastfeeding ideals are often formed long before conception. Increasing the focus of breastfeeding to men and women alike through the use of the media, high school curriculums, and programs such as WIC could help make breastfeeding acceptance more widely spread across multi cultures, and also promote it as a socially acceptable
B. Client will learn different positions for breast feeding that may make the process easier for her.
After seeing this mother, doing the research and seeing how valuable breastfeeding teaching really is, I realized that my preconception related to breastfeeding was way off and my respect for mothers who try to breastfeed and continue to try throughout difficulties without giving up has increased substantially. It is so important to encourage a mother and help her out through the difficulties and challenges she faces through breastfeeding. It may help the mother to know that she is not alone and breastfeeding difficulties are quite common in the beginning but it gets easier with time. I feel that I have learned a lot about breastfeeding difficulties and techniques after being able to go in with a lactation consultant and doing this reflection. I have found that there are many valuable resources for the breastfeeding mother. At the time of this situation, I did not know there was a breastfeeding clinic and a number that you could call if you had any questions, which would really benefit my patient or any patient with breastfeeding questions. It is quite unfortunate that a lactation consultant was not working on Saturday because this mom could have really benefit from one. However, there is healthy and home, a community health division, with workers who are able to help with breastfeeding, including lactation consultants and are able to