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Conference Paper: Impact of the cessation of free infant formula in public hospitals on hospital practices and the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding
Title | Impact of the cessation of free infant formula in public hospitals on hospital practices and the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding |
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Keywords | Breastfeeding Maternal Child health |
Issue Date | 2013 |
Publisher | American Public Health Association (APHA). |
Citation | The 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA 2013), Boston, MA., 2-6 November 2013. How to Cite? |
Abstract | In April 2010, all public obstetric hospitals in Hong Kong stopped accepting free infant formula from manufacturers and began paying market price for infant formula products. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of adopting a policy of paying market price for infant formula in public hospitals on in-hospital infant formula supplementation rates, baby-friendly hospital practices and breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. This study employed a quasi-experimental design. Two prospective cohorts of mother-infant pairs were recruited from the post-natal obstetric units of four public hospitals in Hong Kong. The first cohort (n=1417) was recruited prior to the policy implementation in 2006-07 and the second cohort (n=1287) was recruited after the policy ... |
Description | Conference Theme: Think Global, Act Local Session 5029.0: Increasing Breastfeeding Exclusivity - Hospitals, Baby-Friendly, and Quality Improvement: paper no. 282149 |
Persistent Identifier | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193712 |
DC Field | Value | Language |
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dc.contributor.author | Tarrant, M | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Fong, DYT | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lee, ILY | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wong, E | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Sham, A | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Lam, C | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Bai, DL | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Wu, KM | en_US |
dc.contributor.author | Dodgson, JE | - |
dc.date.accessioned | 2014-01-20T05:17:15Z | - |
dc.date.available | 2014-01-20T05:17:15Z | - |
dc.date.issued | 2013 | en_US |
dc.identifier.citation | The 141st Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association (APHA 2013), Boston, MA., 2-6 November 2013. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10722/193712 | - |
dc.description | Conference Theme: Think Global, Act Local | - |
dc.description | Session 5029.0: Increasing Breastfeeding Exclusivity - Hospitals, Baby-Friendly, and Quality Improvement: paper no. 282149 | - |
dc.description.abstract | In April 2010, all public obstetric hospitals in Hong Kong stopped accepting free infant formula from manufacturers and began paying market price for infant formula products. The aim of the study was to assess the impact of adopting a policy of paying market price for infant formula in public hospitals on in-hospital infant formula supplementation rates, baby-friendly hospital practices and breastfeeding duration and exclusivity. This study employed a quasi-experimental design. Two prospective cohorts of mother-infant pairs were recruited from the post-natal obstetric units of four public hospitals in Hong Kong. The first cohort (n=1417) was recruited prior to the policy implementation in 2006-07 and the second cohort (n=1287) was recruited after the policy ... | - |
dc.language | eng | en_US |
dc.publisher | American Public Health Association (APHA). | - |
dc.relation.ispartof | Annual Meeting of the American Public Health Association, APHA 2013 | en_US |
dc.subject | Breastfeeding | - |
dc.subject | Maternal | - |
dc.subject | Child health | - |
dc.title | Impact of the cessation of free infant formula in public hospitals on hospital practices and the duration and exclusivity of breastfeeding | en_US |
dc.type | Conference_Paper | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Tarrant, M: tarrantm@hkucc.hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.email | Fong, DYT: dytfong@hku.hk | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Tarrant, M=rp00461 | en_US |
dc.identifier.authority | Fong, DYT=rp00253 | en_US |
dc.description.nature | link_to_OA_fulltext | - |
dc.identifier.hkuros | 227346 | en_US |
dc.publisher.place | United States | - |