MISSION: To protect and promote breastfeeding on the El Paso/Juárez border as the natural and expected means of feeding human infants. • MISIÓN: Proteger y promover la lactancia en la frontera El Paso/Juárez como el medio natural y esperado de alimentar a los infantes humanos.
Black Breastfeeding Week was created in 2014 by a collective of Black leaders from the lactation field. The observance was developed as a response to the high black infant mortality rate, the lack of diversity in the lactation field, and unique cultural barriers among Black women, as well as to spotlight the efforts and initiatives that support breastfeeding among Black families.
