Historical Research: The History of African American Breastfeeding in the United States

Stephanie Devane-Johnson; Ronald Williams 2nd; Cheryl Woods Giscombe

doi:10.1177/08903344221118542

Historical Research: The History of African American Breastfeeding in the United States

J Hum Lact. 2022 Nov;38(4):723-731. doi: 10.1177/08903344221118542. Epub 2022 Sep 9.

Authors

Stephanie Devane-Johnson¹, Ronald Williams 2nd², Cheryl Woods Giscombe³

Affiliations

¹ Vanderbilt School of Nursing, Vanderbilt University, Nashville, TN, USA.
² African American Studies, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.
³ Chapel Hill School of Nursing, University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, Chapel Hill, NC, USA.

PMID: 36082633
DOI: 10.1177/08903344221118542

No abstract available

Keywords: African American; Black; Infants and Children; Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women; breastfeeding; breastfeeding barriers; health disparities; history; infant feeding history; infant formula; marketing infant formula.

Publication types

Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

Black or African American*
Breast Feeding*
Female
Humans
Infant
Infant Formula
Mothers
United States