Houston advocates expand Black breastfeeding support

Houston advocates expand Black breastfeeding support

Black Breastfeeding Week returns Aug. 25-31, and in Houston, home to the nation’s highest Black maternal mortality rate, a growing network of local advocates is working to close longstanding gaps in breastfeeding support. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention found 73.6% of Black mothers initiated breastfeeding in 2019, the lowest rate of any racial group and about 17 percentage points behind Asian mothers, who had the highest rate. Pub…

Broome County WIC hosts breastfeeding awareness day

BINGHAMTON, N.Y. (WIVT/WBGH) - The Broome County WIC program hosted its fourth annual breastfeeding awareness day this past Friday. The event took place at the Broome County Health Department building on Front Street from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. WIC, which stands for women, infants and children, is a federally-funded program that offers health assessments, [...]