US Hospitals Distributing Infant Formula Packs to Breastfeeding Mothers declines

A new report in Pediatrics found that the distribution of infant formula discharge packs to breastfeeding mothers declined markedly from 2007 to 2013. The percentage of hospitals distributing infant formula discharge packs to breastfeeding mothers was 72.6% in 2007 and 31.6% in 2013, a decrease of 41 percentage points.

 

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