title: [Public policy for the promotion of maternal lactation in hospitals].
abstract: The policy for Breastfeeding Promotion in Puerto Rico includes as one of its goals, that all hospital in the island become Baby Friendly Hospitals. The authors present a hospital policy model which can be adopted and recommendations for the implementation of this policy are given.
authors.affiliation: Programa de Salud de la Madre y el Niño, Escuela Graduada de Salud Pública, Recinto de Ciencias Médicas, Universidad de Puerto Rico, San Juan, Puerto Rico 00936-5067.
authors.forename: A M
authors.initials: AM
authors.lastname: Parrilla Rodríguez
authors.forename: J A
authors.initials: JA
authors.lastname: Capriles Quirós
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D005260:Female; D006291:Health Policy; D006293:Health Promotion; D006761:Hospitals; D006801:Humans; D007774:Lactation / Q000502:physiology*; D011640:Public Policy; D011647:Puerto Rico