Despite overall improvement in breastfeeding in the past 3 decades in the United States,
significant and alarming social disparities persist. Adverse social determinants of health are …

Background: Disparities in breastfeeding (BF) continue to be a public health challenge, as
currently only 42% of infants in the world and 25.6% of infants in the United States are …

Background: Breastfeeding is protective of maternal and infant health across the life course.
Increasing breastfeeding rates in Black communities is an important public health strategy to …

Prenatal breastfeeding intentions impact breastfeeding practices. Racial/ethnic disparities
exist in breastfeeding rates; it is unknown if prenatal intentions and meeting intentions differ …

Breastfeeding has health benefits for both infants and mothers, yet Black mothers and
infants are less likely to receive these benefits. Despite research showing no difference in …

Racism and childhood obesity are both pervasive factors adversely affecting the health and
wellbeing of children and adolescents in the United States. The association between racism …

Background: Racial inequities in maternal health outcomes, the result of systemic racism
and social determinants of health, require maternity care systems to implement interventions …

Importance Little is known about the quality of postpartum care or disparities in the content of
postpartum care associated with health insurance, rural or urban residency, and race and …

Breastmilk is considered the optimal nutrition for newborns. US Black women continue to
have the lowest breastfeeding initiation and duration rates. This Perspective examines …

Objective: Disparities in US breastfeeding rates persist among Black mothers according to
birth country and between Black and White mothers, necessitating further investigation of …