This Week Has Special Meaning for Black Moms
source: http://www.womensenews.org/story/sisterspace/100805/week-has-special-meaning-black-moms
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Week. The annual campaign, organized by the World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action, is the one week each year where over 170 countries worldwide pay attention to our breasts and their power to help our children.
It's no secret that I'm a huge advocate of breastfeeding as one of the most important things a woman can do to give her baby the best start in life, as well as provide herself some unparalleled health benefits. And the Black Maternal Health Project proudly supports breastfeeding and is deeply committed to understanding how we can increase breastfeeding rates among black women.
So while the campaign, now in its 19th year, speaks to the entire world, I'm speaking directly to my part of the world--the African American women who historically have had the lowest rates of breastfeeding for the recommended time periods or don't breastfeed at all.
Read the rest: http://www.womensenews.org/story/sisterspace/100805/week-has-special-meaning-bla...
It's no secret that I'm a huge advocate of breastfeeding as one of the most important things a woman can do to give her baby the best start in life, as well as provide herself some unparalleled health benefits. And the Black Maternal Health Project proudly supports breastfeeding and is deeply committed to understanding how we can increase breastfeeding rates among black women.
So while the campaign, now in its 19th year, speaks to the entire world, I'm speaking directly to my part of the world--the African American women who historically have had the lowest rates of breastfeeding for the recommended time periods or don't breastfeed at all.
Read the rest: http://www.womensenews.org/story/sisterspace/100805/week-has-special-meaning-bla...
