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by Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D.<\/strong><\/p>\n 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?<\/p>\n Why do American obstetricians award pregnant women who are planning to breastfeed with \u201cfree\u201d samples of infant formula?<\/p>\n Why are American newborns given a vaccine at birth against a sexually transmitted disease?<\/p>\n The Business of Baby<\/i>, an eye-opening work of investigative journalism, exposes how our current cultural practices during pregnancy, childbirth, and the first year of a baby\u2019s life are not based on the best evidence or the most modern science, revealing how American moms and their babies are being undermined by corporate interests.<\/p>\n An illuminating combination of meticulous research and in-depth interviews with parents, doctors, midwives, nurses, health care administrators, and scientists, Margulis\u2019s impassioned and eloquent critique is shocking, groundbreaking, and revelatory.\u00a0The Business of Baby<\/i>\u00a0arms parents with the information they need to make informed decisions about their own health and the health of their infants.[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/3″][vc_single_image image=”6578″ img_size=”full” alignment=”center” onclick=”custom_link” img_link_target=”_blank” link=”https:\/\/amzn.to\/2Nv9tAa”][vc_column_text]<\/p>\n Hardcover:<\/strong> 368 pages Order your copy:<\/strong><\/p>\n from your local indie Bookstore [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row][vc_row][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]“Pregnancy and childbirth are wildly vulnerable times, and one is desperate to put one’s faith in the doctor. Jennifer Margulis reveals why that trust is sometimes misplaced, and helps us to make wise choices when the stakes are high. This is a must-read book for parents and parents-to-be, and for the medical professionals who care for us.”<\/em><\/p>\n —Harriet Lerner, Ph.D. author of The Dance of Anger<\/em><\/a> and Marriage Rules<\/em><\/a><\/p>\n [\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][vc_column width=”1\/2″][vc_column_text]“Jennifer Margulis’ searing and well-researched expos\u00e9 is a must-read for expectant mothers. Whether she is discussing common obstetric practices, circumcision, vaccination, breastfeeding, bottlefeeding, diapering, or choosing a pediatrician, she points the way to rational, health-based decision-making.”<\/em><\/p>\n –Ina May Gaskin, midwife and author of Spiritual Midwifery<\/em><\/a> and Ina May’s Guide to Childbirth<\/em><\/a>[\/vc_column_text][\/vc_column][\/vc_row]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":" [vc_row][vc_column width=”2\/3″][vc_column_text] 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 by Jennifer Margulis, Ph.D. 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 […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":7,"featured_media":0,"parent":1542,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"_genesis_hide_title":false,"_genesis_hide_breadcrumbs":false,"_genesis_hide_singular_image":false,"_genesis_hide_footer_widgets":false,"_genesis_custom_body_class":"","_genesis_custom_post_class":"","_genesis_layout":"full-width-content"},"yoast_head":"\n
\nPublisher:<\/strong> Scribner
\n(April 16, 2013)
\nISBN-10:<\/strong> 1451636083
\nISBN-13:<\/strong> 978-1451636086<\/p>\n
\n<\/a>from Amazon
\n<\/a>from Barnes & Noble
\n<\/a>from Powell’s Books<\/a>
\n<\/a>Also available as an audiobook<\/a><\/p>\n