Implementing Legislation to Improve Hospital Support of Breastfeeding, New York State, 2009–2013
ORIGINAL RESEARCH — Volume 12 — July 30, 2015
PEER REVIEWED
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 |