The business of baby : what doctors don't tell you, what corporations try to sell you, and how to put your pregnancy, childbirth, and baby before their bottom line Cover Image

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The business of baby : what doctors don't tell you, what corporations try to sell you, and how to put your pregnancy, childbirth, and baby before their bottom line / Jennifer Margulis.

Summary:

Award-winning journalist Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the vast money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice parents are given. She arms parents with the information they need to make informed decisions about their own health and the health of their infants.

Record details

ISBN: 9781451636086
ISBN: 1451636083
Physical Description: xvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Edition: First Scribner hardcover edition.
Publisher: New York, NY : Scribner, 2013.

Content descriptions

Bibliography, etc. Note:

Includes bibliographical references (pages 266-328) and index.

Formatted Contents Note:

Gestation matters : the problem with prenatal care -- Sonic boom : the downside of ultrasound -- Emerging expenses : the real cost of childbirth -- Cutting costs : the business of Cesarean birth -- Perinatal prices : profit-mongering after the baby is born -- Foreskins for sale : the business of circumcision -- Bottled profits : how formula manufacturers manipulate moms -- Diaper deals : how corporate profits shape the way we potty -- Boost your bottom line : vaccinating for health or profit? -- Sick is the new well : the business of well-baby care -- So where do we go from here?