title: Postmodernity and the new breastfeeding culture.
abstract: The purpose of this article is to outline the impact of culture in relation to breastfeeding promotion--culture as a pervading worldview and culture as a geographical trend. It is hoped that the information provided will enable health professionals to move toward using culture as a facilitator rather than an inhibitor of breastfeeding promotion.
authors.affiliation: Ulster Hospital, Belfast.
authors.forename: Janine
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Stockdale
mesh_terms: D001294:Attitude to Health; D001942:Breast Feeding; D002755:Choice Behavior; D003466:Cultural Characteristics; D005260:Female; D014943:Global Health; D006293:Health Promotion; D006801:Humans; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D009035:Mothers / Q000523:psychology*; D010353:Patient Education as Topic / Q000379:methods; D010817:Physician-Patient Relations