Summary: In April 2009, The Atlantic published Hanna Rosin’s article “The Case Against Breast-Feeding.” In it, Rosin, a nursing mother of three young children, concludes that evidence supporting the health benefits of breastfeeding is surprisingly thin and that “breast is best” has become the upper class jingle without real thought to the negative effects of exclusive breastfeeding. Although Rosin brings up good points about the imbalance of parenting roles in many marriages, her overall argument against breastfeeding is misleading, judgmental, and aimed at a very small subsection of American women. I talk with Jamie, an experienced nursing mother, about the case against Rosin’s case against breastfeeding. Article: “The Case Against Breastfeeding” by Hanna Rosin in The Atlantic, April 2009. Blog Responses: “My Case Against Hanna Rosin’s Case Against Breastfeeding” by desmoinesdem at Bleeding Heartland, 24 March, 2009. "The Scientific Benefits of Breastfeeding" by PhD in Parenting, 14 May 2009. Health Study *Yes, I noted that the study does not infer causality, but this doesn't make the study any less compelling. Breastfeeding and Maternal and Infant Health Outcomes in Developed Countries, Structured Abstract. May 2009. Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality, Rockville, MD. The Case Against the Case Against Breastfeeding
