Cultural Competency is a concise collection of articles that will help you improve your effectiveness when working with mothers from different cultures. Topics include: Assumptions about different cultural groups and how they impact breastfeeding support Shoshone and Arapaho tribal breastfeeding traditions shared through oral folklore Barriers to decreasing health disparities in infant mortality for African Americans Effects of inflammation and trauma on health disparities that result in higher rates of infant mortality among minority populations Barriers to breastfeeding experienced by Black mothers and how lactation consultants can support them more effectively Social support and breastfeeding self-efficacy among Black mothers Decreasing pregnancy, birth, and lactation health disparities in the urban core Positive changes in breastfeeding rates within the African American community Grassroots breastfeeding organizations serving African American mothers"