The Baby Gaga Saga: Regulation of Human Products and the Politics of Breastfeeding

All are welcome to our multi-disciplinary workshop on the regulation of human breast milk and the ethics and politics of breastfeeding!   

Programme  

13.00 Lunch

Get to know fellow participants  

13.30 Session I 

Regulating Human Products: Breast Milk as a Human Product

Kate Boyer (Southampton), Matthew Hyde (Imperial), Tanya Cassidy (NUI Maynooth) *screencast, Lynda Coulter, MBE (Countess of Chester NHS Milk Bank).  

14.45Break   15.15 Session II 

The Ethics and Politics of Breastfeeding

Emma Head (Keele), Charlotte Faircloth (Kent), David Hunter (Birmingham), Angela Cartwright (Mom2Mom, Stoke), Jane Chelliah (UK Outlaw Mothers).  

16.30 Closing Session 

Common themes, future directions  

There is no fee for attending the workshop but registration is required (for catering purposes). Please email Sorcha Uí Chonnachtaigh at [email protected] for further information or to register (please also let us know of special dietary requirements).