I was as prepared as a new mother could be to begin breastfeeding upon the birth of my son. While pregnant, I took the hospital’s “Breastfeeding Basics” course, secured my breast pump from the insurance company and obtained the access code for an online support group. The delivery room was supposed to be the place […]
Author: Heidi Morrison
Heidi Morrison is an assistant professor of history at the University of Wisconsin, La Crosse. She is the author of The Global History of Childhood Reader and Childhood and Colonial Modernity in Egypt. Her writing has appeared in Le Monde Diplomatique, CounterPunch, and Mondoweiss.