We need to talk about this.īreastfeeding support is premised on the notion that all women and child bearing people deserve informed care to support their decisions of how and when to feed their children. What do you see now? If you are anything like me, you see a room full of women of all ages, races, ethnicities and backgrounds – most likely sitting in a large, poorly ventilated, nondescript room listening to a white, male doctor.
Close your eyes again and picture yourself at a conference for lactation education.
What do you see? My guess is that the majority of you pictured a woman, most likely white and probably over forty years old. Close your eyes and picture a Lactation Consultant.
