Pleasure and purpose: the sensuousness of breastfeeding.
By examining sexuality in breastfeeding as a reinforcement to ensure the continuity of the human species as well as promoting spacing between pregnancies, the authors review cross-cultural perspectives, physiology, and research on this topic. Individual responses from breastfeeding women are also reported to enlarge the nurse's understanding of a dimension of human behavior not usually acknowledged.
D001942:Breast Feeding; D003431:Cross-Cultural Comparison; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D007989:Libido; D009034:Mother-Child Relations; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D012725:Sexual Behavior