title: Maternal care practices and breastfeeding in North Carolina: becoming baby-friendly.
abstract: Baby Friendly hospitals promote and support breastfeeding to increase the number of infants who receive the health and social benefits and optimal nutrition that breast milk provides. Hospitals that implement best practices for breastfeeding can receive the "baby friendly" designation. A transdisciplinary approach is increasing the number of North Carolina mothers who initiate breastfeeding.
authors.affiliation: Mission Children's Hospital, 11 Vanderbilt Park Dr, Asheville, NC 28803, USA. susan.mims@msj.org
authors.forename: Susan R
authors.initials: SR
authors.lastname: Mims
authors.forename: Joni H
authors.initials: JH
authors.lastname: Lisenbee
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding / Q000523:psychology* / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006293:Health Promotion / Q000458:organization & administration*; D040361:Healthy People Programs / Q000458:organization & administration; D006801:Humans; D008427:Maternal Health Services / Q000458:organization & administration*; D009657:North Carolina; D014480:United Nations; D014944:World Health Organization