An Easy Guide to Breast-feeding for African American Women

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Breast-feeding benefits the mother and child. The Office of Women’s Health of the Department of Health and Human Services developed a series of booklets, which offer tips to mothers who want to breast-feed their newborns. This booklet is a guide specifically designed for expecting African American women. To read PDF files, get here.

An Easy Guide to Breast-feeding for African American Women Why is breastfeeding important for African American women? Nursing mothers and most health care providers agree that the benefits of breastfeeding are endless. Sadly, millions of African American parents don't take advantage of this form of infant nutrition... A hundred years ago, African American women in America practiced a tradition of breastfeeding. This tradition should not be forgotten. More>> [PDF, 1.2MB]

An Easy Guide to Breast-feeding for African American Women. HHS/OWH. n.d. English.