Breastfeeding and Healthy Living:
Resources for Breastfeeding Promotion Among the African American Community
MO-07-0061 BFP
Information for Families
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.
Brochures for African American families by the Los Angeles Breastfeeding Task Force:
Texas WIC 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: