Mother breastfeeding newborn in a hospital bed

Implementing Legislation to Improve Hospital Support of Breastfeeding, New York State, 2009–2013

Jul. 30, 2015

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The study reviewed policies from all 129 NY hospitals providing maternity care services. In 2009, none were fully compliant with WHO recommendations, but by 2013, 97, or 75 percent of the hospitals had compliant hospital breastfeeding policies. And as of April 2014, all 129 hospitals in New York had a fully compliant, approved, written breastfeeding policy in place.