Breastfeeding rates are significantly lower among African-American mothers compared with white and Hispanic mothers, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. We examine how different populations commonly respond when faced with the option to breastfeed a child. We talk with Betsy Collins of Emory University Hospital Midtown, playwright Anita Woodley, and Andrea Serano of Reaching Our Sisters Everywhere Inc.


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