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On Family, Fieldwork, and Liquid Gold.
- Source :
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Health Communication . Jan2023, Vol. 38 Issue 1, p181-183. 3p. - Publication Year :
- 2023
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Abstract
- In this essay, I story my discovery of breastmilk markets and my subsequent fieldwork and research program in the milk banking industry. I discuss how my experience growing up as the oldest of six children and daughter of a Labor and Delivery nurse foregrounded my curiosity and commitment to the organization of donor milk. I then use concrete research poetry to convey the political conditions that gave rise to this industry. In response, I reflect on the contrast between my childfree identity and the lived circumstances of milk donors/recipients by pondering the shared consequences of pronatalist and disciplinary discourses. Finally, I note the importance of community knowledge of milk banking (regardless of parental status) and offer questions to inspire further research in health communication. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]
Details
- Language :
- English
- ISSN :
- 10410236
- Volume :
- 38
- Issue :
- 1
- Database :
- Academic Search Index
- Journal :
- Health Communication
- Publication Type :
- Academic Journal
- Accession number :
- 160756096
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1080/10410236.2021.1941644