Negotiating risk: women responses to infant feeding issues in the Malaysian media

This paper explores Malay women's responses to infant feeding issues in the media. It discusses three main events which are:(a) Melamine contamination in formula milk in China, (b) The risks of using Bisphenol-A baby bottles, and (c) Toxins in breast milk controversy. The paper seeks to underst...

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Main Authors: Emma Mirza Wati Mohamad (Author), Hasrul Hashim (Author)
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Faculty of Social Sciences & Humanities, UKM., 2011.
Online Access:Get fulltext
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