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October 9, 2015


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  *   Hospital practices in the first hours and days after birth can influence how babies are fed, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUxMDA5LjUwMDU5MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MTAwOS41MDA1OTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDQ0ODg4JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2FrMkBjZGMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zYWsyQGNkYy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&103&&&http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/breastfeeding2015/index.html?s_cid=ostltsdyk_govd_682>.
  *   In 2013, 54% of hospitals were using a majority of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUxMDA5LjUwMDU5MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MTAwOS41MDA1OTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDQ0ODg4JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2FrMkBjZGMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zYWsyQGNkYy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&104&&&http://www.cdc.gov/vitalsigns/breastfeeding2015/infographic.html?s_cid=ostltsdyk_govd_683#infographic>-up from only 29% in 2007.
  *   Hospitals can further improve their practices to support breastfeeding by taking recommended steps<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUxMDA5LjUwMDU5MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MTAwOS41MDA1OTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDQ0ODg4JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2FrMkBjZGMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zYWsyQGNkYy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&105&&&http://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/promotion/healthcare.htm?s_cid=ostltsdyk_govd_684> to become Baby-Friendly<http://links.govdelivery.com:80/track?type=click&enid=ZWFzPTEmbWFpbGluZ2lkPTIwMTUxMDA5LjUwMDU5MTQxJm1lc3NhZ2VpZD1NREItUFJELUJVTC0yMDE1MTAwOS41MDA1OTE0MSZkYXRhYmFzZWlkPTEwMDEmc2VyaWFsPTE3MDQ0ODg4JmVtYWlsaWQ9c2FrMkBjZGMuZ292JnVzZXJpZD1zYWsyQGNkYy5nb3YmZmw9JmV4dHJhPU11bHRpdmFyaWF0ZUlkPSYmJg==&&&106&&&http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/>.



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