ATLANTA, Oct. 6, 2015 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Hospital support for breastfeeding has improved since 2007, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report released today. The percentage of U.S. hospitals using a majority of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, the global standard for hospital care to support breastfeeding, increased from approximately 29 percent in 2007 to 54 percent in 2013, a nearly two-fold increase over six years. Improved hospital care could increase rates of breastfeeding nationwide and contribute to healthier children. "Breastfeeding has immense health benefits for babies and their mothers," said CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H. "More...
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