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Breastfeeding In African American Communities
ourbodiesourblog.com 4 weeks, 1 day agoShafia Monroe of the International Center for Traditional Childbearing was recently interviewed for a nice piece in The Skanner on the topic of Breastfeeding: A Wellness Issue for African American Families . Currently, black women start and continue breastfeeding at at much lower rates than other measured races/ethnicities. According to the CDC, rates are: 54.4% 26.6% 11.7% Hispanic 80.4% 45.1% 24.0% White (non-Hispanic) 74.3% 43.2% 21.4% In the interview, Monroe talks about health benefits of breastfeeding
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