Description
Tremendous disparities in breastfeeding rates exist in the United States, with Black women having the lowest initiation and continuation rates. Yet, some black women do breastfeed beyond one year. This presentation will discuss a recently completed research study conducted by Dr. Spatz and her Ph.D. student Stephanie Acquaye.
This program has been approved for 1.0 contact hours; provider approved by the California Board of Registered Nursing, CEP 13692.
Presenter
Diane Spatz, PhD, RN-BC, FAAN
Diane L. Spatz, Ph.D., RN-BC, FAAN, is a Professor of Perinatal Nursing & the Helen M. Shearer Professor of Nutrition at the University of Pennsylvania School of Nursing, sharing a joint appointment as a nurse scientist in lactation at the Children’s Hospital of Philadelphia (CHOP) in the Center for Pediatric Nursing Research and Evidence-Based Practice. Dr. Spatz is the Founder of the CHOP Mothers’ Milk Bank.
Objectives
Upon completion of this program, the participant will be able to:
- Discuss the racial/ethnic disparities and factors that contribute to those disparities
- Describe the experiences of black women who breastfeed beyond a year
Certificate
By completing/passing this course, you will attain the certificate Black women do breastfeed beyond a year
Learning credits
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