The Psychological Experience of Nursing Mothers upon Learning of a Toxic Substance in Their Breast Milk

Hatcher, Sherry Lynn

doi:10.1080/00332747.1982.11024147

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“…These findings support those reported by Altman et al (2008) and Hatcher (1982), but also point to dimensions of the experience of being biomonitored that have not yet been described in the literature. In particular, I show that being biomonitored leads individuals to think and speak about themselves in terms of new exposure-related categories.…”

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Measuring Personal Chemical Exposures Through Biomonitoring

Washburn

2014

Qual Health Res

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Using a technique called human biomonitoring, scientists can now measure hundreds of environmental chemicals and/or their metabolites in human body fluids and tissues. In this article, I examine the experiences of 28 women who participated in two different types of biomonitoring studies and received personal exposure results. I show that although the women's experiences of biomonitoring differed and were shaped by the contexts in which biomonitoring occurred, there were also remarkable similarities across contexts. Most notably, through the receipt of personal biomonitoring data, all of the women came to view themselves as partially, if not entirely, responsible for their chemical exposures (past, present, and future). These are novel findings, which suggest that as scientists increasingly measure individuals' exposures to environmental chemicals found in common consumer products and food, the distinctions between environmental and lifestyle risks are being blurred; that is, environmental risks are increasingly experienced as lifestyle risks.

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Section: Discussionsupporting

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Measuring Personal Chemical Exposures Through Biomonitoring

Washburn

2014

Qual Health Res

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“…62 Every tenth woman who had had her milk tested for PBB was contacted for the study (a sample of 200 women); 139 responded and received a questionnaire, and 97 (70%) filled out the questionnaire. 62 Every tenth woman who had had her milk tested for PBB was contacted for the study (a sample of 200 women); 139 responded and received a questionnaire, and 97 (70%) filled out the questionnaire.…”

Section: Psychological Impact Of Toxin In Milkmentioning

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Medications, Herbal Preparations, and Natural Products in Breast Milk

Lawrence

2011

Breastfeeding

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“…56 Every 10th woman who had had her milk tested for PBB was contacted for the study (a sample of 200 women); 139 responded and received a questionnaire, and 97 (70%) filled out the questionnaire. 56 Every 10th woman who had had her milk tested for PBB was contacted for the study (a sample of 200 women); 139 responded and received a questionnaire, and 97 (70%) filled out the questionnaire.…”

Section: Psychological Impact Of Toxin In Milkmentioning

confidence: 99%

Drugs in breast milk

Lawrence

2005

Breastfeeding

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The Psychological Experience of Nursing Mothers upon Learning of a Toxic Substance in Their Breast Milk

Cited by 22 publications

References 6 publications

Measuring Personal Chemical Exposures Through Biomonitoring

Measuring Personal Chemical Exposures Through Biomonitoring

Medications, Herbal Preparations, and Natural Products in Breast Milk

Drugs in breast milk

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