Implementing Legislation to Improve Hospital Support of Breastfeeding, New York State, 2009–2013
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 12 — July 30, 2015
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Figure. Distribution of New York hospitals (N = 129) that provided maternity services by the total number of state-required components included in each hospital’s written breastfeeding policy in 2009, 2011, and 2013.
No. of Required Components Included | 2009 | 2011 | 2013 |
---|---|---|---|
1 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
2 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
3 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
4 | 4 | 1 | 0 |
5 | 7 | 1 | 0 |
6 | 1 | 0 | 0 |
7 | 9 | 2 | 0 |
8 | 13 | 4 | 0 |
9 | 21 | 1 | 0 |
10 | 14 | 4 | 0 |
11 | 11 | 5 | 0 |
12 | 10 | 7 | 0 |
13 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
14 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
15 | 8 | 13 | 0 |
16 | 2 | 14 | 0 |
17 | 6 | 10 | 1 |
18 | 0 | 4 | 0 |
19 | 2 | 9 | 1 |
20 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
21 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
22 | 0 | 5 | 0 |
23 | 0 | 5 | 1 |
24 | 0 | 2 | 3 |
25 | 0 | 0 | 3 |
26 | 0 | 1 | 10 |
27 | 0 | 4 | 12 |
28 | 0 | 6 | 97 |
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