The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding : The Definitive Guide to Nursing for African American Mothers

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. Letter to the reader from Dr. Michal Young Introduction: why I wrote this book The big deal about breast milk: benefits of breastfeeding Breastfeeding basics We shall overcome breastfeeding barriers It takes three: including dad in the breastfeeding experience Take the stress out of going back to work: plan ahead The truth about breastfeeding myths African American women and our breastfeeding heritage Self-empowerment through breastfeeding Breastfeeding culture and politics Resources for further support Appendix About the author. Picture this...you're at a car dealership that sells a variety of cars, ranging from economy to luxury models.