Perinatal Nurses

Robinson, Karen M.

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“…Black women often experience disparate support from the healthcare community, such as receiving inadequate information about breastfeeding from prenatal providers, hospital providers, and Special Supplemental Nutrition Program for Women, Infants, and Children (WIC) clinics. 36 , 37 A study examining implementation of hospital practices that support breastfeeding found that those facilities located in ZIP code areas where the percentage of black residents was higher than the national average were less likely to meet five indicators for supportive breastfeeding practices than those located in areas with a lower percentage of black residents. 38 In-hospital formula introduction has been found to be one of the most important predictors of breastfeeding duration; black infants are more likely to be fed with formula while in the hospital than white infants, a difference that cannot be explained by higher rates of breastfeeding intention among white mothers.…”

Section: Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Prevention Among Parous Blacmentioning

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Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Risk Reduction: Implications for Black Mothers

Anstey

Shoemaker

Barrera

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

105

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Breast cancer is the most commonly diagnosed cancer and a leading cause of death from cancer among U.S. women. Studies have suggested that breastfeeding reduces breast cancer risk among parous women, and there is mounting evidence that this association may differ by subtype such that breastfeeding may be more protective of some invasive breast cancer types. The purpose of this review is to discuss breast cancer disparities in the context of breastfeeding and the implications for black mothers. Black women in the U.S. have lower rates of breastfeeding and nearly twice the rates of triple-negative breast cancer (an aggressive subtype) compared with white women. In addition to individual challenges to breastfeeding, black women may also differentially face contextual barriers such as a lack of social and cultural acceptance in their communities, inadequate support from the healthcare community, and unsupportive work environments. More work is needed to improve the social factors and policies that influence breastfeeding rates at a population level. Such efforts should give special consideration to the needs of black mothers to adequately address disparities in breastfeeding among this group and possibly help reduce breast cancer risk. Interventions such as peer counseling, hospital policy changes, breastfeeding-specific clinic appointments, group prenatal education, and enhanced breastfeeding programs have been shown to be effective in communities of color. A comprehensive approach that integrates interventions across multiple levels and settings may be most successful in helping mothers reach their breastfeeding goals and reducing disparities in breastfeeding and potentially breast cancer incidence.

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Section: Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Prevention Among Parous Blacmentioning

confidence: 99%

Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Risk Reduction: Implications for Black Mothers

Anstey

Shoemaker

Barrera

et al. 2017

American Journal of Preventive Medicine

105

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Trends in Baby-Friendly® Care in the United States

Salera-Vieira

Zembo

2016

Journal of Perinatal &Amp; Neonatal Nursing

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The protection that breast-feeding affords both mother and infant against acute and chronic illness is well documented. The grassroots, public health, and governmental supports for breast-feeding have influenced changes in maternal and newborn care. History indicates that the additional influence has come in the form of governmental workshops and initiatives, professional organizations, as well as The Joint Commission. This includes the influence that the Baby-Friendly® Hospital Initiative and the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding have had on infant care throughout the years. The requirements that hospitals must follow to implement all, or some, of the Ten Steps lead to change in care that not only increases breast-feeding rates but also leads to health improvements. This article reviews how an upward trend in the adoption of Baby-Friendly practices to support breast-feeding impacts infant care.

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Perinatal Nurses

Cited by 2 publications

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Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Risk Reduction: Implications for Black Mothers

Breastfeeding and Breast Cancer Risk Reduction: Implications for Black Mothers

Trends in Baby-Friendly® Care in the United States

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