Black mom dp - 9 Beautiful Photos Of Black Moms Proudly Breastfeeding

Put simply, for black women far more than for white women, giving birth can amount to a death sentence.

These women, many of whom were low-income or lived in rural areas, wanted more education about caring for themselves and their babies but were limited in their choice of providers.

We need to feel that breastfeeding is safe, natural and supported.

This creates a high proportion of blacks unprepared to compete for jobs in today's economy, where middle-class industrial work for unskilled laborers has largely disappeared.