Effect of a hospital policy of not accepting free infant formula on in-hospital formula supplementation rates and breast-feeding duration.

Marie TarrantKris Yuet Wan Lok Daniel Yee-Tak FongIrene Ly LeeAlice ShamChristine LamKendra M WuDorothy L BaiKa Lun WongEmmy My WongNoel Pt ChanJoan E Dodgson

Published in: Public health nutrition (2015)

After implementation of a hospital policy to pay market price for infant formula, rates of in-hospital formula supplementation were reduced and the rates of in-hospital exclusive breast-feeding and breast-feeding duration increased.

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healthcare
adverse drug
public health
human milk
primary care
mental health
health insurance