New rules in NY to promote breastfeeding

"New York will install regulations next year to encourage new mothers to breastfeed.

The state Health Department on Wednesday said the new regulations will help mothers in the state's 126 birthing hospitals to begin breastfeeding right after babies are born.

Hospitals will be required, unless there is a medical reason otherwise, to place newborns with their mothers immediately after delivery.

The goal, the state said, is that skin-to-skin contact between infants and their mothers lead to better breathing and heart rates in the newborn, and allows for a greater chance of breastfeeding."