Breastfeeding is widely acknowledged to have health benefits for mothers and infants. Because it is sex-specific, it challenges the feminist principle of gender-neutral childbearing. Various feminist theories addressing breastfeeding from the perspective of gender ideology, cultural feminism, and history are reviewed and contrasted. Employment and race disparities are addressed within feminist contexts. Feminist health activism is suggested as a unifying perspective. J Hum Lact. 24(2):206-212.
La lactancia materna es ampliamente reconocida como un beneficio para las madres y los bebes. Pero como es específica a un sexo, es un reto al principio feminista de tener una crianza neutral en relación al género. Se revisan los contrastes entre varias teorías feministas que se dirigen a la lactancia en una perspectiva de ideología de género, feminismo cultural e historia. Se comenta la disparidad en el empleo y la raza en un contexto feminista. El activismo feminista sobre la salud se sugiere en una perspectiva unificadora.
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