Okla Health Dept. program looks to increase breast feeding
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OKLAHOMA CITY
(AP) - The Oklahoma State Department of Health says 24 hospitals are
participating in a pilot program and have agreed to stop sending free formula
samples home with mothers.
The department says the "Ban the Bag" pilot
program aims to increase breast-feeding rates in Oklahoma. A Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention report finds that 71% of Oklahoma mothers tried breast-feeding -
below the national average of 77%.
Jackson
County Memorial
Hospital has already
banned the free samples and Comanche County Memorial will be "bag free" by the
end of August.
Other hospitals that already ban free samples include: OU Medical Center, Great Plains Regional
Medical Center
in Elk City and St. Anthony Shawnee.
Norman Regional Health System and St. John Medical
Center in Tulsa, among others will also be
"bag-free" by the end of August.
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