Kimarie Bugg, DNP (s), MSN, FNP - BC, MPH, CLC, IBCLC, is Chief Empowerment Officer (CEO) and Change Leader of Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Inc. (ROSE), a nonprofit corporation developed to
address breastfeeding disparities in the African American community.
«Our results suggest that hospitals and policy makers should limit in - hospital formula introduction and consider family history and demographics to reduce racial and
ethnic breastfeeding disparities,» said Madeleine Shalowitz, a director at the NorthShore University Health System Research Institute and co-investigator on the study.
We're proud to partner with Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere (ROSE) on their mission: «to
address breastfeeding disparities to improve health equity among people of color nationwide.»
In - hospital formula introduction is something that hospital policy makers and breastfeeding advocates can seek to change, whereas some other factors that led to
breastfeeding disparities in our study are not so easily addressed,» Hahn - Holbrook continued.
Understanding and Addressing
Breastfeeding Disparities and Human Milk Inequity in Emergencies
Goal Five: Narrowing the gaps in
breastfeeding disparities, create equity in knowledge, resources and support.
We focus on gathering data to better understand behaviors, practices, and policies related to breastfeeding and
breastfeeding disparities.
Until recently, however, the reasons behind
these breastfeeding disparities have remained somewhat of a mystery.
«Our results suggest that hospitals and policy makers should limit in - hospital formula introduction and consider family history and demographics to reduce racial and ethnic
breastfeeding disparities,» said Madeleine Shalowitz, MD, a Director at NorthShore University HealthSystem Research Institute and co - investigator on the study.