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Push back : guilt in the age of natural parenting / Amy B. Tuteur.

by Tuteur, Amy B.

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Dey St., an imprint of William Morrow, [2016]

Natural childbirth -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Childbirth -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Breastfeeding -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Newborn infants -- Care -- Moral and ethical aspects.

Attachment behavior.

Parent and child.

9780062407344 (hc.)

0062407341 (hc.)

Alternate title:

Pushback : guilt in the age of natural parenting

viii, 372 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 337-357) and index.

Subverting the science: Natural childbirth is nothing like childbirth in nature ; Interventions are preventive medicine ; There is no benefit to refusing pain relief ; The right C-section rate ; Breast is not always best ; There's no science that supports attachment parenting -- The natural parenting industry: Who hijacked childbirth? ; The commodification of birth ; The business of breastfeeding -- A sexist philosophy of privilege: How natural parenting is anti-feminist ; Women do not have other ways of knowing ; Sanctimommies and the joys of shaming ; Conclusion: Push back against the guilt of natural parenting.

A Harvard-trained obstetrician-gynecologist, prominent blogger, and author of How Your Baby Is Born shines a light on the natural parenting movement and the multimillion-dollar industry behind it. The natural parenting movement praises the virtues of birth without medical interference, staunchly advocates breastfeeding for all mothers, and hails attachment parenting. Once the exclusive province of the alternative lifestyle, natural parenting has gone mainstream, becoming big business. Those who do not subscribe to this method are often made to feel as if they are doing their children harm. Parenting quickly feels synonymous with guilt. As the mother of four children, Tuteur is no stranger to the insurmountable pressures and subsequent feelings of blame and self-condemnation that mothers experience during their children's early years. The natural parenting movement, she contends, is not helping them raise their children better. Instead, it capitalizes on their uncertainty, manipulating parents when they are most vulnerable. She chronicles the movement's history and discusses the latest in childbirth science. She also debunks, one by one, the guilt-inducing myths of natural birth and parenting, empowering women to embrace the method of childbirth that is right for them, while reassuring all parents that the most important thing they can do is love and care for their children.

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