"Exclusive breastmilk feeding from birth" would exclude babies whose milk is "fortified" with powered formula additive as well, no?. Is this measure to be of exclusive breastmilk feeding from BIRTH?
Date: Mon, 27 Jul 2009 16:51:28 -0400
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Subject: New Joint Commission Measure on Breastfeeding
I am not sure if this has already been discussed but Joint Commission
has just confirmed that it will be measuring exclusive breastmilk
feeding at discharge starting next April. See the announcement below.
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