CDC Telebriefing: New Vital Signs Report - What more can hospitals do to encourage and support breastfeeding?
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Media Advisory
Embargoed Until: Tuesday, October 6, 2015, 1 pm. ET
Contact: CDC Media Relations
404-639-3286
What
Hospital practices in the first hours and days after a birth make the difference in whether and how long babies are breastfed. In the United States, hospital support for breastfeeding has largely improved since 2007, according to the latest CDC Vital Signs report. Further improvement in hospital practices could increase breastfeeding rates and contribute to better child and mother’s health as well as reduce health care costs.
Who
CDC Director Tom Frieden, M.D., M.P.H.
When
Tuesday, October 6, 2015, at Noon ET
Dial In
Media: 888-795-0855
Non-Media: 800-369-1605
INTERNATIONAL: 1-630-395-0331
PASSCODE: CDC Media
Important Instructions
Please dial in 10 to 15 minutes before the start of the press conference. If you would like to ask a question during the call, press *1 on your touchtone phone. Press *2 to withdraw your question. You may queue up at any time. You will hear a tone to indicate your question is pending.
Transcript
A transcript of this media availability will be available following the briefing at CDC’s web site: www.cdc.gov/media.
- Page last reviewed: October 2, 2015 (archived document)
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