The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

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BCBS seeks increase of baby friendly hospitals in state

By Shanderia K. Posey Editor Mississippi has one of the lowest breast-feeding rates in the nation with 52 percent of babies ever being breast-fed compared to 81 percent in the nation. The state’s 2015 infant […]