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Natural Selection and the Form of the Human Female Breast

Natural Selection and the Form of the Human Female Breast To the Editor:— Dr. Montagu is certainly entitled to his theories, but I would like to question one statement that he makes as apparent fact. In his article (JAMA 180:826 [June 9] 1962), he states that many women refrain from nursing under the "wholly erroneous impression that suckling a baby will deform the breast." What is the evidence that this impression is "wholly erroneous"? Although I feel as strongly as Dr. Montagu about the virtues of breast feeding, I would appreciate knowing, in other than an anecdotal way, if this problem of cosmetics is genuine or not. http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association

Natural Selection and the Form of the Human Female Breast

Oski, Frank
JAMA , Volume 182 (4) – Oct 27, 1962
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Natural Selection and the Form of the Human Female Breast

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To the Editor:—
Dr. Montagu is certainly entitled to his theories, but I would like to question one statement that he makes as apparent fact. In his article (JAMA 180:826 [June 9] 1962), he states that many women refrain from nursing under the "wholly erroneous impression that suckling a baby will deform the breast." What is the evidence that this impression is "wholly erroneous"?
Although I feel as strongly as Dr. Montagu...
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American Medical Association
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Copyright © 1962 American Medical Association. All Rights Reserved. Applicable FARS/DFARS Restrictions Apply to Government Use.
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0098-7484
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1538-3598
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10.1001/jama.1962.03050430178031
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Abstract

To the Editor:— Dr. Montagu is certainly entitled to his theories, but I would like to question one statement that he makes as apparent fact. In his article (JAMA 180:826 [June 9] 1962), he states that many women refrain from nursing under the "wholly erroneous impression that suckling a baby will deform the breast." What is the evidence that this impression is "wholly erroneous"? Although I feel as strongly as Dr. Montagu about the virtues of breast feeding, I would appreciate knowing, in other than an anecdotal way, if this problem of cosmetics is genuine or not.

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JAMA – American Medical Association

Published: Oct 27, 1962

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