I don't remember how much information this book contained regarding nursing norms in the African American community, but it might be a place to start, Our Babies, Ourselves: How Biology and Culture Shape the Way we Parent, by Meredith Small. Published 1998. Small is an anthropology prof at Cornell University in Ithaca, NY and might be a good resource too. GOod luck! Karen Lowell Date: Wed, 31 Jan 2001 18:29:01 -0600 From: Mary Kay Smith <[log in to unmask]> Subject: HELP! Cultural beliefs during pregnancy and childbearing Anyone have good ideas on where to look for information on cultural beliefs related to the African American population?? I thought it would be easy to find and it has been very difficult. I have plenty on breastfeeding; just not much on pregnancy and birth Many, many thanks Mary Kay Smith, IBCLC Romeoville IL near Chicago *********************************************** The LACTNET mailing list is powered by L-Soft's renowned LISTSERV(R) list management software together with L-Soft's LSMTP(TM) mailer for lightning fast mail delivery. For more information, go to: http://www.lsoft.com/LISTSERV-powered.html