The importance of community resources for breastfeeding.
Jennifer LoCasale-CrouchMargaret Kathleen WallaceTimothy HeerenStephen KerrYitong YueGenevieve DeekenKhara TurnbullBrianna JaworskiMayaris Cubides MateusRachel MoonFern Robin HauckAnn KellamsEve ColsonMichael Jay CorwinPublished in: International breastfeeding journal (2024)
Findings suggest that even health behaviors like breastfeeding, which we often associate with individual choice, are connected to the community resources within which they are made. Study implications point to the importance of considering the impact of the contextual factors that shape health and as a potential contributor to understanding the observed race/ethnicity gap.