The Business of Baby

What Doctors Don't Tell You, What Corporations Try to Sell You, and How to Put Your Pregnancy, Childbirth, and Baby Before Their Bottom Line

De: Jennifer Margulis

Narrado por: Rebecca Jenkins

Duración: 13 h y 4 m

Resumen del Editor

Why, despite our state-of-the-art medical technology, does the United States have among the highest maternal and infant mortality rates in the industrialized world? Why do pregnant women who are planning to breastfeed receive "free" samples of infant formula from American obstetricians? Why are American newborns given a vaccine at birth against hepatitis B, a sexually transmitted disease? The Business of Baby, an eye-opening work of investigative journalism, exposes how current cultural practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of a baby's life, are not based on the best evidence or the most modern science. Rather, as the audiobook reveals, current cultural practices reflect how American moms and their babies are being undermined by corporate interests. An illuminating combination of meticulous research and in-depth interviews with parents, doctors, midwives, nurses, health care administrators, and scientists, Margulis's impassioned and eloquent critique is shocking, groundbreaking, and revelatory. The Business of Baby arms parents with the information they need to make informed decisions about their own health and the health of their infants.

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©2013 Jennifer Margulis (P)2013 Post Hypnotic Press

Enjoyed it a lot

Very informative. I appreciate the factual evidence she provided. This book makes you think! I recommend it!

Great content, but long

I really enjoyed the content of this book. I did feel at times the writer reiterated many points from earlier in the book. I feel like the book could've been a lot shorter. But still worth the read.

Very informative

A lot of great information, some I agree with and some not but overall loved it.
I would suggest this book to new mother or mothers to be.

Eye opening facts - Knowledge is Power

Must read for all expectant mothers .
Great Narrator .. Easy to follow and understand. Your Baby will be thankful you read this book .

Business of Baby

Really great conversation starter, but I feel most of the information provided is heavily biased.

Must-read book for pregnancy

Very informative book on the business side of pregnancy and how money influences doctors' decisions.

very informative.

I feel this is a must read for any soon to be parents who don't want to be put on the mass conveyer belt of the baby factories, and want to make their own decisions.

First time expecting Mom

God bless this author for she is courageous and brave beyond words. She is an inspiration to us all and I feel more confident in myself than ever going into these doctors appointments. You don’t know what you don’t know.

Really interesting

All very relavent info, well organized. Easy to follow, and listen to. I was already aware of lots of the info. thanks

Crucial reading

Crucial reading for parents and non parents alike. I think about the things mentioned in this book frequently. Once you know you can’t I know it.