Cost comparison of baby friendly and non-baby friendly hospitals in the United States

Pediatrics

Volumn 127, Issue 4, 2011, Pages

  DelliFraine, Jami ^a   Langabeer II, Jim ^a   Williams, Janet F ^b   Gong, Alice K ^b   Delgado, Rigoberto I ^b   Gill, Sara L ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS SCHOOL OF PUBLIC HEALTH   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF TEXAS HEALTH SCIENCE CENTER AT SAN ANTONIO   (United States)

Author keywords

Baby friendly; Breastfeeding; Cost; Economic analysis; Hospital

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; DELIVERY; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL COST; HOSPITAL SERVICE; NURSERY; PEDIATRIC HOSPITAL; PRIORITY JOURNAL; UNITED STATES;

BREAST FEEDING; CROSS-CULTURAL COMPARISON; DELIVERY, OBSTETRIC; DIAGNOSIS-RELATED GROUPS; FEMALE; HEALTH PROMOTION; HOSPITAL COSTS; HUMANS; INFANT, NEWBORN; LABOR, OBSTETRIC; MALE; MATCHED-PAIR ANALYSIS; NURSERIES, HOSPITAL; PREGNANCY; UNITED STATES;

EID: 79953320433     PISSN: 00314005     EISSN: 10984275     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1542/peds.2010-1591     Document Type: Article

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