Hello, fellow colleagues, lactivists, and breastfeeding moms! 

We, Natasha Sriraman (MD, IBCLC) and Stacy Meyers (RNC, IBCLC), are working on a project regarding Cultural Differences in Breastfeeding.

More specifically, we are interested in the attitudes, beliefs, and practices of breastfeeding within specific cultures.  We want both personal stories from mothers and professional experiences of Lactation Consultants or other Health Care Providers working with moms and babies to get a picture of how breastfeeding is viewed within each particular region, country, and/or religion in the context of the mother, the baby, the husband, extended family, and social issues.   And we need your help.

We are looking for moms of a distinct cultural group to survey for information and anecdotal stories.  It can be any culture; we are casting our net wide.  Do you know any past or current breastfeeding moms who would be interested in participating in an anonymous online survey?  Are you aware of any providers who work with a particular cultural population who can respond or disseminate the survey?  Please share the link below.   

The survey website is http://www.surveymonkey.com/s/CulturalDifferencesBF.  Please refer friends, colleagues and potential respondents to this site in order to expand the growing body of knowledge on breastfeeding.  Every piece of data makes a difference!

For more information or discussion, please contact me at [log in to unmask]

Again, the survey is completely anonymous.  No identifying information about you will be available to us by completing this survey. 

Thank you in advance for your time and effort in supporting our endeavor!
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