Babypalooza Magazine Spring 2018
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Mom Groups<br />
Chocolate Milk<br />
Mommies<br />
BY KIM HILDENBRAND<br />
LOCAL GROUP PROMOTES BREAST-<br />
FEEDING AMONG BLACK WOMEN<br />
Breastfeeding offers a host of benefits<br />
for both mom and baby. According<br />
to the most recent CDC data, around<br />
80 percent of Hispanic women<br />
initiate breastfeeding, as do 75<br />
percent of white women. However,<br />
breastfeeding initiation rates for<br />
black mothers lag behind, at around<br />
59 percent.<br />
Potential culprits include a lack<br />
of education and a lack of support.<br />
According to a Chapman University<br />
study, black women are nine times<br />
likelier than white women to be<br />
given formula while in the hospital.<br />
Some also cite the stigma surrounding<br />
breastfeeding among some<br />
members of the black community.<br />
However, the local group,<br />
Chocolate Milk Mommies, is out to<br />
change that.<br />
16 BabyPalooza.com
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