The Black Womans Guide To Breastfeeding

Download or read book The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding written by Kathi Barber and published by Sourcebooks, Inc.. This book was released on 2005 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: This timely, up-to-date guide addresses the unique economic and social issues of black women while showing them why and how to breastfeed their children. African American infants are twice as likely to die before their first birthdays as white infants, have the highest rate of asthma of any race and have a 35 percent higher prevalence of childhood obesity than white children. African American women are 2.2 times more likely to die from breast cancer and 30 percent more likely to die from ovarian cancer than white women. All of these health crises can be remedied to some degree with breastfeeding, but virtually all breastfeeding literature on the market fails to speak to the financial, educational and cultural realities of many African American women. The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding addresses the importance of breastfeeding in the African American community and provides all the practical advice African American mothers need to succeed at breastfeeding.

Download or read book Body & Soul written by Linda Villarosa and published by Harper Perennial. This book was released on 1994 with total page 616 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Written by black women for black women and sponsored by the National Black Women's Health Project, here is an honest, straight-from-the-heart guide reminiscent of Our Bodies, Ourselves that addresses the physical, emotional, and spiritual health issues and concerns of black women today. Linda Villarosa is a senior editor at Essence magazine. 175 photos and illustrations.

Download or read book Your Guide to Breastfeeding written by Office on Women's Health (U.S.) and published by Government Printing Office. This book was released on 2016-08-02 with total page 85 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Your Guide to Breastfeeding is an easy-to-read publication that provides women with information and support to help them breastfeed successfully. Pregnant and breastfeeding women, high-school age through adult, may find this illustrated guide helpful.

Download or read book Skimmed written by Andrea Freeman and published by Stanford University Press. This book was released on 2019-12-03 with total page 309 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Born into a tenant farming family in North Carolina in 1946, Mary Louise, Mary Ann, Mary Alice, and Mary Catherine were medical miracles. Annie Mae Fultz, a Black-Cherokee woman who lost her ability to hear and speak in childhood, became the mother of America's first surviving set of identical quadruplets. They were instant celebrities. Their White doctor named them after his own family members. He sold the rights to use the sisters for marketing purposes to the highest-bidding formula company. The girls lived in poverty, while Pet Milk's profits from a previously untapped market of Black families skyrocketed. Over half a century later, baby formula is a seventy-billion-dollar industry and Black mothers have the lowest breastfeeding rates in the country. Since slavery, legal, political, and societal factors have routinely denied Black women the ability to choose how to feed their babies. In Skimmed, Andrea Freeman tells the riveting story of the Fultz quadruplets while uncovering how feeding America's youngest citizens is awash in social, legal, and cultural inequalities. This book highlights the making of a modern public health crisis, the four extraordinary girls whose stories encapsulate a nationwide injustice, and how we can fight for a healthier future.

Download or read book Mama Knows Breast written by Andi Silverman and published by Quirk Books. This book was released on 2007-08-01 with total page 164 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Got Milk? Breastfeeding may be natural, but it isn’t always easy. Mama Knows Breast is the essential new-mom’s guide to nursing—full of friendly, frank, and reassuring advice. Here is all the information you need to get through breastfeeding’s ups and downs, including: • How to position your baby for optimum results • How to cope with unexpected leaks, ill-fitting clothes, and sleep deprivation • When, where, and how to breastfeed in public • How your spouse can help • Anecdotes from moms who’ve experienced it all—and lived to tell about it • Tips on pumping, stockpiling, weaning, and more Written by journalist and mom Andi Silverman—with a foreword by pediatrician Dr. Stephanie Freilich—Mama Knows Breast provides the straight scoop on breastfeeding your baby in the real world. Think of it as your new “breast” friend.

Download or read book The Womanly Art of Breastfeeding written by La Leche League International and published by . This book was released on 1975 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt:

Download or read book Lactation Management written by Katherine Barber and published by . This book was released on 2016-11-09 with total page pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: Do you need help promoting breastfeeding to your African-American clients? Katherine Barber, founder of the African American Breastfeeding Alliance and author of The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding, shares her experience and knowledge with you in Lactation Management: Strategies for Working with African-American Moms. Designed for health professionals, Barber discusses: The lower rate of breastfeeding and how prevalent diseases in the African-American community could be impacted by increased breastfeeding rates. The history of African women brought to America and how slavery has impacted breastfeeding in this population. The barriers to breastfeeding for the African-American mother. She then describes how to: Successfully communicate with and counsel your African-American clients. Help African-American mothers return to work and continue to breastfeed. Reach out to the African-American community to get their help in supporting breastfeeding mothers. This book is a must-read for everyone working with African-American pregnant and breastfeeding mothers.