Hospital regulations spur an increase in brea
<p>Breast is best, or so the campaign launched by the World Health Organization and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says. But regulations encouraging breastfeeding may come at a steep price, according to new research from the University of Georgia. The <a href="https://www.aeaweb.org/articles?id=10.1257/app.20220201">new study</a> found that state hospital regulations aimed to encourage breastfeeding, such as requiring a lactation consultant on staff, increased the likelihood that new mothers would start breastfeeding by almost 4%. The regulations als...
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