In «United States Gunshot Violence — Disturbing Trends,» researchers reviewed statistics from the Kids» Inpatient Database (KID) from 1997, 2000, 2003, 2006 and 2009 (for a total of 36 million
pediatric hospital admissions), and estimated state household gun ownership using the most recent Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System data (2004).
The evidence in this book will be particularly helpful in demonstrating to maternity
hospital or maternity unit administrators how implementing the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding will help in decreasing the need for staff and equipment in a well - baby nursery; in increasing bedside care for postnatal women to educate them in the safe care of their infants after discharge from
hospital, therefore decreasing the re-
admission of neonates to
hospital; in lessening
admission of small vulnerable formula - fed infants to their
pediatric unit with preventable infections; and in decreasing staff absenteeism to care for their ill formula - fed infants.