{"product_id":"big-letdown-hardcover","title":"Big Letdown - Hardcover","description":"\u003cp\u003eby \u003cb\u003eKimberly Seals Allers\u003c\/b\u003e (Author)\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003ePediatricians say you should but it's okay if you don't. The hospital says, Breast is best, but sends you home with formula just in case. Your sister-in-law says, Of course you should! Your mother says, I didn't, and you turned out just fine. Celebrities are photographed nursing in public, yet breastfeeding mothers are asked to cover up in malls and on airplanes. Breastfeeding is a private act, yet everyone has an opinion about it. How did feeding our babies get so complicated? \u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003e\u003c\/p\u003eJournalist and infant health advocate Kimberly Seals Allers breaks breastfeeding out of the realm of personal choice and shows our broader connection to an industrialized food system that begins at birth, the fallout of feminist ideals, and the federal policies that are far from family friendly. \u003ci\u003eThe Big Letdown\u003c\/i\u003e uncovers the multibillion-dollar forces battling to replace mothers' milk and the failure of the medical establishment to protect infant health. Weaving together research and personal stories with original reporting on medicine, big pharma, and hospitals, Kimberly Seals Allers shows how mothers and babies have been abandoned by all the forces that should be supporting families from the start--and what we can do to help.\u003ch3\u003eAuthor Biography\u003c\/h3\u003e\u003cp\u003eKIMBERLY SEALS ALLERS is an award-winning journalist, and leading breastfeeding commentator. Her work has been featured in the \u003ci\u003eNew York Times, \u003c\/i\u003e \u003ci\u003eHuffington Post, The Daily Beast, \u003c\/i\u003eCNN.com, \u003ci\u003eLadies Home Journal, The New York Daily News, Real Simple, Fortune, Pregnancy \u003c\/i\u003eand many others. She has appeared on Good Morning America, CNN, Anderson Cooper, Fox News and the Huckabee Show and NPR. Kimberly worked at \u003ci\u003eFortune, Essence, New York Post \u003c\/i\u003eand \u003ci\u003eThe Times \u003c\/i\u003e(of London), before turning to freelance work. She is the author of \u003ci\u003eThe Mocha Manual(R) \u003c\/i\u003eseries of books and the co-author of \u003ci\u003eGiving Notice: Why the Best and Brightest are Leaving the Workplace\u003c\/i\u003e.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eNumber of Pages:\u003c\/strong\u003e 304\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003eDimensions:\u003c\/strong\u003e 1.2 x 8.6 x 5.8 IN\u003c\/div\u003e\u003cdiv\u003e\n\u003cstrong\u003ePublication Date:\u003c\/strong\u003e January 24, 2017\u003c\/div\u003e","brand":"Books by splitShops","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":42124717162631,"sku":"9781250026965","price":36.0,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0601\/2623\/2711\/files\/160375e6198ab585eceadbee73b84e0d.webp?v=1732572282","url":"https:\/\/booksby.splitshops.com\/products\/big-letdown-hardcover","provider":"Books by splitShops","version":"1.0","type":"link"}