In-hospital formula supplementation of breastfed infants negatively impacts breastfeeding
duration. Infants from low-income families have some of the lowest exclusive breastfeeding …

Objective: To assess whether in-hospital infant formula supplementation impacts later
successful breastfeeding among healthy mother–infant dyads in the United States who are …

Background: While hospital policies and medical issues are important factors in determining
exclusive breastfeeding rates, medically unnecessary supplementation of infants is likely to …

In a retrospective review of 302 hospital charts, 38 percent of newborns whose mothers
planned to exclusively breastfeed received formula before hospital discharge. Those …

The UNICEF/WHO Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative suggests that breastfeeding activities in
hospital are important to later breastfeeding. Understanding reasons for in-hospital …

Objective: To determine reasons potentially amenable to interventions that mothers choose
to supplement breastfeeding with formula in the immediate postpartum period. Study …

Background: Although exclusive breastfeeding is recommended for the first 6 months, the
use of breast milk substitutes is widespread around the world. Objectives: To describe the …

Objective To evaluate in-hospital formula supplementation among first-time mothers who
intended to exclusively breastfeed and determined if in-hospital formula supplementation …

OBJECTIVES: We examined the variation between 126 New York hospitals in formula
supplementation among breastfed infants after adjusting for socioeconomic, maternal, and …

In‐hospital infant formula supplementation of breastfed infants reduces breastfeeding
duration, yet little is known about common reasons for infant formula supplementation. We …