African American Women’s Perceptions and Experiences about Breastfeeding
There are health benefits to breastfeeding for both mothers and their children. The preventive health effects of breastfeeding continue into adulthood, lowering rate of various chronic illnesses. African American women, especially of lower socioeconomic status, are less likely to breastfeed in compa...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2015-12-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Public Health |
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Online Access: | http://journal.frontiersin.org/Journal/10.3389/fpubh.2015.00273/full |