Purpose for the program: Identify and encourage nurses from multiple inpatient and community settings to encourage and support African-American (and all other) brreastfeeding women

Proposed change: Identify institutional and community based interventions in concert with community partners that have been demonstrated to be successful with multiple ethnic/racial populations in a culturally sensitive manner.

Implementation, outcomes and evaluation: Describe the many processes and relationships engaged in to implement this program. The numbers of women participating have continued to increase, and many African-American women have been eager to share their stories and experiences with other pregnant women in order to support them in their breastfeeding intentions. Explore strategies to increase the outreach of the program.

Implications for nursing practice: There are multiple ways and inpatient and community settings settings in which nurses can provide education and facilitate support from health care providers and family members for African-American women

Keywords: breastfeeding, African-American