16 Tennessee hospitals work to promote breast-feeding

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NASHVILLE, Tenn. (AP) - New Tennessee mothers will be hearing more about breast-feeding from 16 hospital teams around the state.

The project from the Tennessee Initiative for Perinatal Quality Care aims to increase by 10% the number of newborns who are exclusively breast-fed when they leave the hospital.

The program launched last month during a meeting at Vanderbilt University Medical Center to share techniques developed by pilot participants at hospitals in Tipton, Shelby and Davidson counties.

VUMC is encouraging breast-feeding by educating mothers on its benefits and creating a two-hour afternoon quiet time for that limits visitors and hospital interruptions for new mothers and babies. Currently about half the infants leaving that hospital are breast-fed only.

Studies show breast-feeding can reduce obesity, diabetes, certain cancers and sudden infant death syndrome.

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