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[BDSP. Notice produite par INIST 7UR0xsKE. Diffusion soumise à autorisation]. Objectives, The purpose of this study was to explore changes in breast, feeding initiation from 1979 to 1996 among infants born in New York City hospitals. Methods. All New York City hospilats were surveyed every 2 years Hospital staff reported feeding method at newborn dischange. Results. New York City breast feeding initiation rates inereased consis tently from 1979 to 1996 from 29% to 58%, P<. 0001), including 1984 to 1990, when rates decreased nationally Conclusions A 1984 New York State regulation requiring each hospital to designate a lactation conductor may have been associated with the co ing increases in breast-feeding, intia tion.
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