Areas requiring urgent attention include
social support for breastfeeding mothers, public health campaigns to raise awareness, employer schemes to support mothers returning to work and breastfeeding welcome schemes to enable mothers to feel confident to breastfeed when not at home.
BBBSS believes there is a lack of
social support for breastfeeding mothers.
Not exact matches
When
social or structural
support for breastfeeding is absent, this can create unnecessary barriers to
mothers breastfeeding successfully.
Lack of knowledge about
breastfeeding, unsupportive cultural and
social norms, concerns about milk supply, poor family and
social support, and unsupportive work and childcare environments make it difficult
for many
mothers to meet their
breastfeeding goals (5).
Sensitive conversations during pregnancy, skilled
support in the immediate post-birth period, ongoing guidance and
social support are all needed to enable
mothers to feel confident and
breastfeed successfully
for as long as they wish.
• Assumptions about different cultural groups and how they impact
breastfeeding support • Shoshone and Arapaho tribal
breastfeeding traditions shared through oral folklore • Barriers to decreasing health disparities in infant mortality
for African Americans • Effects of inflammation and trauma on health disparities that result in higher rates of infant mortality among minority populations • Barriers to
breastfeeding experienced by Black
mothers and how lactation consultants can
support them more effectively •
Social support and
breastfeeding self - efficacy among Black
mothers • Decreasing pregnancy, birth, and lactation health disparities in the urban core • Positive changes in
breastfeeding rates within the African American community • Grassroots
breastfeeding organizations serving African American
mothers
However, as a society, we can
support their choices by making sure that everyone has access to reliable information and by creating a positive environment so that
breastfeeding mothers aren't subject to
social stigmas or value judgements
for doing what, after all, is only natural.
Birthing from Within Advanced Mentor Retreat with Virginia Bobro, 2017 Doula Trainings International Doula Training with Jackie Davey, 2017 Creating a Culture of
Breastfeeding in the NICU with BreastfeedLA, 2017 Diversity, Determinants, and Disparities in Maternal Mental Health, 2017 Hypnobirthing
for Birth Professionals with Ellie Shea, 2017 (certified 2017) Working with Diverse Populations in Maternal and Child Health with Shafia Monroe, 2017 Changing the Paradigm:
Social and Historical Trauma, 2017 Seeking Safety with Treatment Innovations, 2017 Holding Space
for Pregnancy Loss with Amy Wright Glenn, 2017 Working with Childhood Trauma with Echo Parenting, 2017
Breastfeeding Full Circle with Dr. Jack Newman, 2016 Art of Sacred Postpartum and
Mother Roasting with Sara Harkness, 2016 (certified 2017) Birth Story Medicine Part I with Pam England, 2016
Supporting Perinatal Mental Health as a Doula with Sonia Nikore, 2016 Prenatal and Postpartum Nutrition with Elizabeth Kotek, 2016 Sacred Blood Mysteries Online Class with Sacred Living, 2016 Birthing from Within Introductory Workshop with Virginia Bobro, 2016
Supporting Breastfeeding as a Doula with Kate Zachary, 2016 Homebirth Caesarean Workshop with Courtney Jarecki, 2016 Return to Zero Training
for Supporting Fetal and Infant Loss with Kiley Hanish and Ivy Margulies, 2016 Acupressure
for Pregnancy, Labor, Birth and Postpartum with Abigail Morgan, 2016 Becoming Dad Workshop with Darren Mattock, 2015 Diversity Roundtable
for Birth Workers with Debra Langford, 2015 Babywearing
for Doulas with Laura Brown, 2015 Co-leader, BabywearingLA, 2014 - 2016 DASC Director of Hospitality, 2014 - 2015 Co-leader, Silver Lake meeting of the International Caesarean Awareness Network, 2013 CAPPA Lactation Educator Training with Christy Jo Hendricks, 2013 (certified 2015, recertified 2018) Acupressure
for Labor and Birth with Abigail Morgan, 2013 Essential Oils
for Doulas with BluJay Hawk, 2013 Babywearing
for Birthworkers with Laura Brown, 2013 Rebozo Techniques with Angela Leon, 2013 Massage Techniques
for Doulas with Jenna Denning, 2013 Breeches, Twins and VBACs with Stuart Fischbein, 2013 DASC co-Director of Development, 2012 - 2013 Co-founded Two Doulas Birth, 2012 Spinning Babies Training with Gail Tully, 2012 Featured as the Doula Expert in LA Parent Magazine, 2012 Advanced Doula Training with Penny Simkin, 2012 CAPPA Postpartum Doula Training with Darla Burns, 2012 (certified 2014, recertified 2017) Yoga Instructor, Yogavidala, Los Angeles, CA, 2011 - 2012 Billings Ovulation Method Teacher Training, 2011 CAPPA Labor Doula Training with Angie Whatley, 2010 (certified 2011, recertified 2014, recertified 2017) CAPPA Childbirth Educator Training with Angie Whatley, 2010 (certified 2011, recertified 2014, recertified 2017) Neonatal Resuscitation Program Workshop with Karen Strange, 2010 (certified 2010) Herbs and Homeopathics in the Care of Women and Infants, 2010 The Farm Midwifery Center Midwife Assistant Workshop with Ina May Gaskin, 2009 Birthing from Within Introductory Workshop with Pam England, 2009 Iyengar Yoga Introductory I Assessment passed, 2010 Yoga Instructor, Eastern Sun Yoga, Memphis, TN 2008 - 2011 Yoga Instructor, Evergreen Yoga Center, Memphis, TN, 2009 - 2011 Eastern Sun Yoga Iyengar Teacher Training with Lou Hoyt, 2008 - 2011 Audubon Yoga Iyengar Teacher Training with Karin O'Bannon, 2010 - 2011
In addition to
supporting breastfeeding, then, this week is geared towards the more global and
social perspective of promoting health, respect, and care
for each other as well as
for the babies we feed and the
mothers who are caring
for them.
Unfortunately, almost none of that could be said to come «naturally» in a society that doesn't always teach men to fully respect or nurture their partners, doesn't provide universal paid parental leave
for all parents, doesn't ensure that all healthcare providers understand what it means to
support mothers» efforts to
breastfeed, doesn't teach people what it looks like to establish a nursing relationship, and pushes
mothers to put all sorts of other things (financial obligations,
social pressures to entertain guests and / or «get their body back») ahead of their postpartum recovery.
Some barriers include the negative attitudes of women and their partners and family members, as well as health care professionals, toward
breastfeeding, whereas the main reasons that women do not start or give up
breastfeeding are reported to be poor family and
social support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote breastfeeding, such as setting standards for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding
support, perceived milk insufficiency, breast problems, maternal or infant illness, and return to outside employment.2 Several strategies have been used to promote
breastfeeding, such as setting standards
for maternity services3, 4 (eg, the joint World Health Organization — United Nations Children's Fund [WHO - UNICEF] Baby Friendly Initiative), public education through media campaigns, and health professionals and peer - led initiatives to
support individual mothers.5 — 9 Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding
support individual
mothers.5 — 9
Support from the infant's father through active participation in the breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance breastfeeding
Support from the infant's father through active participation in the
breastfeeding decision, together with a positive attitude and knowledge about the benefits of
breastfeeding, has been shown to have a strong influence on the initiation and duration of
breastfeeding in observational studies, 2,10 but scientific evidence is not available as to whether training fathers to manage the most common lactation difficulties can enhance
breastfeeding rates.
Policy also needs to reflect the need
for better
social support so that
mothers are again surrounded by people who believe that they can
breastfeed and believe that
breastfeeding is important.
When they do, they are also more likely to feed their babies
for a shorter length of time.14 - 16 Hospital policies and staff practices that
support breastfeeding, as well as
social support from fathers, grandmothers and other
breastfeeding mothers, can help alleviate misgivings and improve
breastfeeding duration and quality.16 - 18