After graduating from Knox College in Illinois, Naja Woods started her journalism career in 2019 as a producer at ABC57 News in South Bend.
INDIANAPOLIS — An Indy organization recognized National Breastfeeding Month with a community event that shared the benefits of breastfeeding while raising awareness about disparities in the Black community.“Black birthing people are breastfeeding at lower rates than our counterparts,” said Joi Crenshaw, a midwife and the Vice President of the Indiana Black Breastfeeding Coalition, an organization dedicated to statewide breastfeeding advocacy in the African American community.
”Saturday’s event also shared information about the benefits of breastfeeding.“It starts them off with good health and then boosts their immune system. It’s so good for the baby's brain and then when you talk about the parent, it really helps produce bonding,” Crenshaw explained.Experts say Black moms are considerably less likely to breastfeed due not only to limited access to help with breastfeeding and medical bias, but also structural racism and the legacy of slavery.
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