The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding

The Black Woman's Guide to Breastfeeding
Author: Kathi Barber
Publisher: Sourcebooks, Inc.
Total Pages: 0
Release: 2005
Genre: African American mothers
ISBN: 9781402203459

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.

Body & Soul

Body & Soul
Author: Linda Villarosa
Publisher: Harper Perennial
Total Pages: 616
Release: 1994
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN:

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.

Your Guide to Breastfeeding

Your Guide to Breastfeeding
Author: Office on Women's Health (U.S.)
Publisher: Government Printing Office
Total Pages: 85
Release: 2016-08-02
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0160935709

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.

Skimmed

Skimmed
Author: Andrea Freeman
Publisher: Stanford University Press
Total Pages: 309
Release: 2019-12-03
Genre: Law
ISBN: 1503610810

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.

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding

Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding
Author: Ina May Gaskin
Publisher: Bantam
Total Pages: 353
Release: 2009-09-29
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 0553907204

Everything you need to know to make breastfeeding a joyful, natural, and richly fulfilling experience for both you and your baby Drawing on her decades of experience in caring for pregnant women, mothers, and babies, Ina May Gaskin explores the health and psychological benefits of breastfeeding and gives you invaluable practical advice that will help you nurse your baby in the most fulfilling way possible. Inside you’ll find answers to virtually every question you have on breastfeeding, including topics such as •the benefits of breastfeeding •nursing challenges •pumps and other nursing products •sleeping arrangements •nursing and work •medications •nursing multiples •weaning •sick babies •nipplephobia, and much more Ina May's Guide to Breastfeeding is filled with helpful advice, medical facts, and real-life stories that will help you understand how and why breastfeeding works and how you can use it to more deeply connect with your baby and your own body. Whether you’re planning to nurse for the first time or are looking for the latest, most up-to-date expert advice available, you couldn’t hope to find a better guide than Ina May.

Mama Knows Breast

Mama Knows Breast
Author: Andi Silverman
Publisher: Quirk Books
Total Pages: 164
Release: 2007-08-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 9781594741654

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.

Breastfeeding Solutions

Breastfeeding Solutions
Author: Nancy Mohrbacher
Publisher: New Harbinger Publications
Total Pages: 216
Release: 2013-04-01
Genre: Health & Fitness
ISBN: 1608825590

Even when mothers are highly motivated to breastfeed, when faced with obstacles—like pain, worries about milk production, and difficulty pumping—they may begin to question their good intentions. In situations like these, is weaning the best answer? Or are there simple ways to overcome challenges and meet their breastfeeding goals? Breastfeeding Solutions is the perfect book for any new mother who wants quick, practical solutions to common breastfeeding problems. The book includes illustrations, tables and charts, and other visual aids to make it easy to quickly find the answers without wading through hundreds of pages of text. Breastfeeding is one of the best things a mother can do. This book will help mothers overcome the hurdles so they can start cherishing this special time with their child.

Lactation Management

Lactation Management
Author: Katherine Barber
Publisher:
Total Pages:
Release: 2016-11-09
Genre:
ISBN: 9781939807915

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.