Ths article provides an overview of the evidence and mechanisms by which social determinants of health, including education, employment, food, neighborhood, and housing contribute to ongoing social disparities in breastfeeding in the United States, including current research gaps. They also...
SDOH in Bf US-13070-.pdf
This research article explores associations between exposure to social determinants of health and breastfeeding and identify breastfeeding barriers. Housing insecurity and household conditions (chaos and crowding) may affect breastfeeding by increasing maternal stress and discomfort and...
Housing insecurity and bf-13046-.pdf
This article shows that efforts to lessen BF disparities should address the underlying structural inequities that disproportionately affect Black mothers and children, should incorporate maternal health, and focus on breastfeeding exclusivity and duration. Few Black mothers achieved EBF at 6...
bfm.2020.0327.pdf
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