Season 2, Episode 21: Midwifery

Season 2 | Episode 21: Midwifery  Every August, U.S. Breastfeeding Committee marks this as National Breastfeeding Month. The World Health Organization (W.H.O) encourages breastfeeding for at least 6 months, with numerous benefits to the growth and development of you child. Specifically, in the last week of August, black mothers celebrate Black Breastfeeding Week. Why do back moms need a week to celebrate aside from the masses, you ask? Black Breastfeeding Week was created because for over 40 years there has been a gaping racial disparity in breastfeeding rates. The most recent CDC data show that 75% of white women have ever breastfed versus 58.9% of black women. The fact that racial disparity in initiation and even bigger one for duration has lingered for so long is reason enough to take 7 days to focus on the issue. We will dive into these factors with our guest Momologist, LaQuita Brazile.   Mahogany Mom of the Week: Kim Coombs is a mom of 3 girls homeschools and is a full time real estate agent.  Kim also a big advocate of breast feeding and sharing her birth story to help other moms Guest Momologist: LaQuita Brazile Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/midwifelaquitabrazile/ Website: https://laquitabrazile.onuniverse.com/   Podcast Partner: If you are looking for STEM activities for your 5 and up afterschool or on the weekends look no further than HAK Electronics.  Located near Downtown Dallas and Fairpark, HAK makes STEM learning cool and affordable. Check out their classes at https://www.hakelectronics.com/ and use the MOMOLOGY at check out to receive a 10% discount.  Reference: http://blackbreastfeedingweek.org/why-we-need-black-breastfeeding-week/ https://www.who.int/topics/breastfeeding/en/ https://laquitabrazile.onuniverse.com/?fbclid=IwAR2ymUmobH9f2sapydhUQqf4WRnUG1w51eJCe08TpPnKmvSNerG_XT7-sEo   Produced By: Greenville Ave. Recording Studio Continue the Discussion, Download, Subscribe, Rate, Like, Follow Us, and Share on: Website: https://linktr.ee/mahoganymomology Marvelous Mahogany Mom Nomination Form: https://form.jotform.com/Mahoganymomology/marvelous-mahogany-mom-nomination Twitter: @MMomology Insta: @mahoganymomology FB: @MahoganyMomology FB Group: https://www.facebook.com/groups/mahoganymomologist Email Us: [email protected] LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/mahogany-momology/