An African American Breastfeeding Blueprint
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General Breastfeeding Resources
American Academy of Pediatrics Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk Policy Statement https://pediatrics.aappublications.org/content/129/3/e827
Center for Social Inclusion Removing Barriers to Breastfeeding: A Structural Race Analysis of First Food Report https://www.centerforsocialinclusion.org/publication/removing-barriers-to-breastfeeding-a-structural-race-analysis-of-first-food/
National Medical Association Breastfeeding Alliance: https://www.nmanet.org/page/Breastfeeding
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21452448
Texas Health and Human Services Commission: https://www.breastmilkcounts.com/
US Department of Health and Human Services Blueprint for Action on Breastfeeding: https://webarchive.library.unt.edu/eot2008/20081105071313/http://www.womenshealth.gov//archive/breastfeeding/programs/blueprints/bluprntbk2.pdf
Select Culturally Relevant Breastfeeding Resources (Note: this list is not intended to be exhaustive)
Breastfeeding Mafia (Oakland, CA): https://www.facebook.com/Breastfeeding-Mafia-304688746212116/
CinnaMoms (Los Angeles, CA): https://www.cinnamoms.org/
District of Columbia Breastfeeding Coalition (Washington, DC): http://www.dcbfc.org/
Fathers Uplift: http://www.fathersuplift.org/
National Database of Lactation Support Groups for Families of Color ~ Curated by Nekisha Killings, IBCLC, RLC
Office on Women's Health It's Only Natural Campaign: https://www.womenshealth.gov/its-only-natural
Stork and Cradle (New York City, NY): https://www.storkandcradle.com/?r_done=1