Looking Back on a Decade of Hospital Policy Research

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Labbok MH Breastfeeding and Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative: more important and with more evidence than ever. J Pediatr (Rio J). 2007;83:99-101.

Merewood A. , Mehta SD , Chamberlain LB , Philipp BL , Bauchner H. Breastfeeding rates in US Baby-Friendly Hospitals: results of a national survey. Pediatrics. 2005;116:628-634.

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Declercq E. , Labbok MH , Sakala C. , O’Hara M. Hospital practices and women’s likelihood of fulfilling their intention to exclusively breastfeed. Am J Public Health. 2009;99:929-935.

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Moore T. , Gauld R. , Williams S. Implementing Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative policy: the case of New Zealand public hospitals. Int Breastfeed J. 2007;2:8.

Arora RS , Doherty C. Breast feeding and the Baby Friendly Initiative: is the training of doctors being ignored? Arch Dis Child. 2006;91:1044.

Bartington S. , Griffiths LJ , Tate AR , Dezateux C. , Millennium Cohort Study Health Group. Are breastfeeding rates higher among mothers delivering in Baby Friendly accredited maternity units in the UK? Int J Epidemiol. 2006;35:1178-1186.