title: Addressing breastfeeding disparities in social work.
abstract: This article examines social justice issues affecting breastfeeding in the United States. Public health goals for breastfeeding initiation and duration and barriers to breastfeeding among low-income groups are discussed. Suggestions are made about ways social workers may more assertively support breastfeeding in the context of social work practice.
authors: Family Preservation, Inc., Charlottersville, VA, USA. hurstcg@vcu.edu
authors: Carol Grace
authors: CG
authors: Hurst
mesh_terms: D000293:Adolescent; D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007223:Infant; D007231:Infant, Newborn; D011203:Poverty; D011634:Public Health; D012935:Social Justice; D012947:Social Work; D014481:United States