| Cultural Competence Contributor(s): Kendall-Tackett, Kathleen (Author) |
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ISBN: 1939807352 ISBN-13: 9781939807359 Publisher: Praeclarus Press OUR PRICE: $13.25 Product Type: Paperback Published: July 2015 |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Health & Fitness | Breastfeeding |
| Physical Information: 0.28" H x 5.98" W x 9.02" (0.41 lbs) 132 pages |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Cultural Competency is a concise collection of articles that will help you improve your effectiveness when working with mothers from different cultures. Topics include: - 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 |