Breast-Feeding and Practice Tips for Case Managers

Stephanie DeVane-Johnson¹, Yvette J Wright, LaKasha Godwin+1

• ¹Stephanie DeVane-Johnson, PhD, CNM, is an assistant professor in the School of Nursing at Duke University. Her passion and research interests are decreasing the breast-feeding disparity in the African American community utilizing a cultural and historical lens. Yvette J. Wright, BSN, MSHEP, RN, is a registered nurse and health educator who embraces a holistic approach toward delivering health promotion for low-income African American women in preconception and pregnancy through case management and primary care practices. Yvette is a trained doula and enjoys supporting births. LaKasha Godwin, MSN, FNP-BC, is a doctoral of nursing practice (DNP) student at The University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill. Her research interest is breast-feeding in minority populations. Janiya Mitnaul Williams, MA, IBCLC, CLC, is an internationally board-certified lactation consultant and a certified lactation counselor. She holds degrees in Speech-Language Pathology, and Audiology and Human Lactation. Janiya currently works at the Alamance Regional Medical Center and runs a breast-feeding support group named Mahogany Milk.