APS
2023 APS Annual Convention · 2023
Racial Differences in Men's Knowledge and Attitude Towards Breastfeeding
- Kimberly Brown
Ball State University - Dr. Wilfrieda Mucherah
Ball State University
Abstract
Breastfeeding literature finds that social support is a pivotal factor in a mother's decision to initiate and maintain breastfeeding. Support for breastfeeding is largely driven by breastfeeding knowledge. As breastfeeding rates vary greatly by race, men's knowledge of breastfeeding may help to explain this disparity.
Racism and Discrimination