DAY 4 PANEL 3: Dual Pandemics: Impact of Systemic Racism and COVID-19 on Breastfeeding District of Columbia Breastfeeding Coalition Speakers: Sahira Long, MD, IBCLC, FAAP, FABM; Ifeyinwa V. Asiodu, PhD, RN, IBCLC; Kimarie Bugg, DNP, RN, MPH, IBCLC; Chrisonne Henderson, CLC Description: Despite progress over the last decade improving breastfeeding rates, opportunities remain to close the gap between Black and white babies.
The COVID-19 pandemic has brought forth new challenges for breastfeeding and illuminated longstanding social determinants of health that effect what organizational and community supports are available to birthing people.
This panel will explain the influence of systemic and institutional racism on breastfeeding and discuss the additional burden COVID-19 presents. Theme(s): COVID-19, Prenatal/Postpartum Care, Racial Disparities