Video Presentation: Breastfeeding at the Border of Mexico and the U.S.

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Breastfeeding rates are low along the El Paso/Juarez border.

Ruth Lawrence, MD, Summit Chair and former editor-in-chief of Breastfeeding Medicine, gave a presentation developed by Rosalba Ruiz-Holguin, MD, MPH, project coordinator and chair of the Alliance for Border Collaboratives/Binational Breastfeeding Coalition in El Paso, Texas, at the Eighth Annual Summit on Breastfeeding.

In this video, Lawrence addresses some barriers that breastfeeding mothers face, including: less schooling, no prenatal care, no education about breastfeeding, no maternity leave, low incomes, no access to healthcare, having a C-section, unsupportive husbands, cultural beliefs, and having lived in the U.S. for more than 5 years.

Experts in the field, as well as many non-traditional partners, must address these obstacles and encourage health care providers to protect, promote, and support breastfeeding until it is the norm.

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