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[ID] 1276 [Interest Areas] Breastfeeding Coalition Representative Concerned Citizen Health Care Provider Public Health Worker Researcher [Comment] Cultural competency in breastfeeding education, promotion and support for all health care staff is imperitive to its success. It is especially important for maternity care services and staff including Physicians (OBGYNs, Peds and Family medicine providers). There are numerous cultural reasons why a woman decides not to breastfeed and unless educators/ promoters/ supporters understand her needs they are not going to be successful. There is research to help understand the cultural influences and aspects of infant feeding that need to be looked into. When a culturally supportive message comes from a primary care provider, it makes a huge difference. With increasing cultural diversity in the U.S, cultural competency in patient education is an urgent need. Research also tells me that though the need is great, understanding is less. [Topic] 
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