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Acknowledgements: We thank Shabnam Asghari and Marshall Godwin for insight into statistical design and analysis; Serge Beaulieu, Linda Byrne, Phyllis Nagle for pulling charts; Stephanie Bennett for help with data collection; and Lorraine Burrage, Anne Drover, Janet Murphy-Goodridge and Wanda Parsons for comments on the manuscript.
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Kidd, M.G., Aubrey-Bassler, K. Breastfeeding and Hospital Infant Feeding Practices in Newfoundland, 20 Years On: More Work to Do. Can J Public Health 103, 320 (2012). https://doi.org/10.1007/BF03404243
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