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ix Tables 3.1 Breastfeeding initiation and duration by class in Toronto, 1900 and 1917 / 42 7.1 Breastfeeding initiation rates by region, late 1960s and 1978 / 121 7.2 Changes in recommended length of breastfeeding, age of introduction of solids, and suggested supplements, 1923, 1940, 1967, 1979 / 125 8.1 Summary of international code of marketing of breast milk substitutes / 133 8.2 Number of hours infant spent with mother in hospital with rooming-in programs versus hospitals with non-rooming-in programs in 1980 / 144 8.3 Provincial variations in hospital practices that influenced breastfeeding initiation in 1980 / 145 9.1 Ten steps to successful breastfeeding / 154 9.2 Members of the Expert Working Group on Breastfeeding / 156 9.3 Women’s breastfeeding rights by province/territory, 2000 / 168 9.4 Breastfeeding initiation and duration rates in Canada, 1994–95 / 172 9.5 Seven-point plan for the protection, promotion, and support of breastfeeding in community health care settings / 174 9.6 Ten steps to baby-friendly communities / 175 ...

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