Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Early Release / Vol. 60, August 2, 2011

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• Alternative Title:
  Hospital Practices to Support Breastfeeding — United States, 2007 and 2009
• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Corporate Authors:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention(U.S.). National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion.
• Description:
  Childhood obesity is a national epidemic in the United States. Increasing the proportion of mothers who breastfeed is one important public health strategy for preventing childhood obesity. The World Health Organization and United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative specifies Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding that delineate evidence-based hospital practices to improve breastfeeding initiation, duration, and exclusivity.
• Subjects:
  Breast Feeding Data Collection Evidence-Based Practice Health Promotion Hospitals, Maternity / Statistics & Numerical Data Infant, Newborn Infant Nutritional Physiological Phenomena Obesity / Prevention & Control Organizational Policy Patient Discharge Patient Education As Topic

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• Source:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR): Hospital Practices to Support Breastfeeding — United States, 2007 and 2009, August 2, 2011
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Subseries:
  MMWR: Early Release
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Issue
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  60
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:34e06af851528401b3a151c99976194219c873dc43cb6aeabedbb90828ac65188eb2613e1a5702f8f23e11ad705ff20627723fb8a9bf88fbab4587ee0ccea4f0
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/257650/cdc_257650_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
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