Breastfeeding and Healthy Living:

Resources for Breastfeeding Promotion Among the African American Community

MO-07-0061 BFP

Information for Families

Your Guide to Breastfeeding for African American Women (PDF, 2.2MB)

Black Mothers' Breastfeeding Association

Blactating

Black Women Do Breastfeed

Breastfeeding America: Mishawn Purness-O'Neal

Breastfeeding Success for All – information and encouragement – woman to woman.

MochaMilk

The Black Woman’s Guide to Breastfeeding (2005) by Katherine Barber: Publisher: Sourcebooks Inc.

Promotional Materials/Tools

• Breastfeed ‘Ya Baby

Some issues covered by the Breastfeeding Rap:

• The how-to of breastfeeding including animation of anatomically correct tongue motion during a suck and swallow.
• How the areola is "cued" by the baby's tongue to regulate milk production.
• The role of anti-bodies to protect baby's health.
• Getting over negative attitudes towards breastfeeding: including squeamishness, fear of pain and jealousy.
• Anywhere, anytime: you don't need money, electricity or refrigeration to breastfeed.
•  Texas Department of Public Health
• Your Guide to African American Breastfeeding (PDF, 2.2 MB)

Texas Program: African American Breastfeeding Promotion:

Fathers Supporting Breastfeeding

• Brochures, posters and videos

Childbirth Graphics

• Cloth Breast Model, Brown
• Dolls
• Pamphlets
• Videos

Educational Program Peer Counselors, Black Infant Health and Adolescent Family Life Outreach workers and others:

• State of California WIC’s Peer Counselor Training Manual - can also be used for health visitors, outreach workers and church leaders