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Author Margulis, Jennifer, author.

Title The business of baby : 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 / Jennifer Margulis.

Publication Info. New York, NY : Scribner, 2013.

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Location Call No. Status
 Berlin-Peck Memorial Library - Non Fiction  649.1 MARGULIS    Check Shelf
 Bristol, Main Library - Non Fiction  649.1 M337    Check Shelf
 Canton Public Library - Adult Department  618.4 MARGULIS    Check Shelf
 Manchester, Main Library - Non Fiction  649.1 MARGULIS    Check Shelf
 New Britain, Jefferson Branch - New Materials  649.122 M33    Check Shelf
 Windsor, Main Library - Adult Department  649.1 MA    Check Shelf
Edition First Scribner hardcover edition.
Description xvii, 344 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm
Bibliography Includes bibliographical references (pages [266]-328) and index.
Contents Gestation matters : the problem with prenatal care -- Sonic boom : the downside of ultrasound -- Emerging expenses : the real cost of childbirth -- Cutting costs : the business of Cesarean birth -- Perinatal prices : profit-mongering after the baby is born -- Foreskins for sale : the business of circumcision -- Bottled profits : how formula manufacturers manipulate moms -- Diaper deals : how corporate profits shape the way we potty -- Boost your bottom line : vaccinating for health or profit? -- Sick is the new well : the business of well-baby care -- So where do we go from here?
Summary Journalist Jennifer Margulis questions the information parents are given by the medical community and the consumer culture, addressing the relationship between the money-making business of pregnancy and the early childcare advice parents are given.
Subject Parenthood -- Economic aspects.
ISBN 9781451636086 hardback $27.00
1451636083 hardback
9781451636093 (pbk.)
1451636091 (pbk.)
9781451636109 (ebook)
1451636105 (ebook)
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