From nursing Virgins to brelfies: the project of maternal femininity

Johnson, Clare; Rintoul, Jenny

doi:10.1080/09589236.2019.1607267

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“…The handbooks for mothers offer counter-images to the ideal of total motherhood, and the supposition that breastfeeding equals good motherhood (cf. Johnson & Rintoul, 2019;Taylor & Wallace, 2012). Kjöller's book, which argues against the relevance of the 6-month recommendation in Sweden, and links the recommendation to norms of "good motherhood" is a case in point.…”

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Bodies get in the way: breastfeeding and gender equality in Swedish handbooks for new parents

Henriksson

Rubertsson

2021

NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research

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This article offers an analysis of three popular Swedish handbooks for new parents, written by authors in the "media class." In these texts breastfeeding as a gendered, embodied practice collides with the Swedish ideal of genderequal parenting. The analysis explores the various ways that gendered bodies, gendered (parental) rights, and gender equality figure in the handbooks, drawing upon feminist studies of bodies and embodiment, and of breastfeeding in particular. It contextualizes the primary texts in terms of the Swedish ideal of gender-equal parenting, and in terms of current breastfeeding practices in Sweden. In the handbooks, the "breastfeeding imperative" is resisted because it is irrelevant and constraining for women, but also because it alienates fathers from infant feeding. Breastfeeding is ultimately rejected for reasons grounded in differences between gendered parental bodies, and particular understandings of gender-equal parenting. We contend that the books' suggestion that breastfeeding be rejected in the name of parental gender equality, while it may cause women to feel physically free, also supports fathers' rights discourses and in fact serves to (once more) marginalize women's bodies, straight and queer.

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Section: Notesmentioning

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Bodies get in the way: breastfeeding and gender equality in Swedish handbooks for new parents

Henriksson

Rubertsson

2021

NORA - Nordic Journal of Feminist and Gender Research

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“…However, since historical times, reproductive labour has been associated with precarious forms of contractual labour. For instance, the practice of 'wet nursing'9 in Europe, wherein newborn children were sent away to rural women for suckling or the age-old practice of donating sperm (Johnson & Rintoul, 2019). These have always been undercompensated forms of labour but were eventually recognised as waged labour.…”

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Right to be a Surrogate: Biological, Constitutional and Economic Perspectives

Borah¹,

Hazarika²,

Kalita

2020

SACI

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For the survival of all forms of life, procreation is essential. However, natural procreation is not always scientifically possible. As such, the practice of surrogacy and the use of Assisted Reproductive Techniques have become more widely recognised and accepted in societies all over the world. However, various complex and controversial issues are bounded in such practices. The Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019 introduced by Government of India makes an attempt to eradicate some of those issues associated with surrogacy. Nevertheless, the legislation seems to be in derogation to the Constitution of India and universal human rights. This study is designed to substantiate in detail the right to be a surrogate in light of the constitutional mandate along with an evaluation of the eligibility criteria to be a surrogate and its consequences with regard to the existing legal framework. Besides, the economic perspective of exploitation of surrogates via banning of commercial surrogacy has been briefly discussed. The discussion under this study is expected to put forward an essential perspective to the right to be a surrogate in relation to a woman’s right to life and personal liberty. Further, prohibiting commercial surrogacy may push practicing surrogates towards other economically unrewarding, poorly regulated and potentially hazardous forms of employment or even make them subject to human trafficking. Therefore, recognition of the right to be a surrogate vis-à-vis the Surrogacy (Regulation) Bill, 2019, would help in avoiding blatant miscarriage of universal justice while upholding the supremacy of the Constitution of India.

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“…However, the mother's body is subject to intense scrutiny and regulation at a time of great uncertainty through discourses such as the 'Breast is Best' campaign in the UK, which promotes exclusive breast feeding with no addition of formula milk for the first six months of a baby's life. The focus is on the breast as a source of nourishment but not the whole of the mother's body, which must remain subservient to the child's needs (for a detailed discussion of visualisations of the maternal breast see Johnson & Rintoul, 2019). It is as if the mother's bodily interactions with her baby need to be regulated through such campaigns to keep her from authentically feeling the connection to her baby with her whole body.…”

Section: Suffocating Proximity and Fear Of Separationmentioning

confidence: 99%

From nursing Virgins to brelfies: the project of maternal femininity

Cited by 7 publications

References 8 publications

Bodies get in the way: breastfeeding and gender equality in Swedish handbooks for new parents

Bodies get in the way: breastfeeding and gender equality in Swedish handbooks for new parents

Right to be a Surrogate: Biological, Constitutional and Economic Perspectives

Maternal Art and Post-Natal Wellbeing: Proximity and Separation in Lena Simic’s Contemplation Time (2007–8) and Eti Wade’s Jocasta (2008)

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