And babies on formula are sometimes more susceptible to diarrhea, intestinal illnesses and other problems. The United States is a leader in these types of infant mortality and illness. Parkland delivers more babies than any other hospital in the United States, and has among the lowest neonatal mortality rates for African American and Hispanic babies of any hospital in the state and the nation. Their overriding message will be that breast milk alone is the best possible food and drink for infants during the first six months of life, but that mothers should choose the feeding method that is best for them and their babies. Six months later, however, only 21.6 percent of these mothers were still nursing, and many of them were supplementing with formula.
Prenatal classes are in English and Spanish.
It's a difficult task to accomplish when you have more than 13,000 deliveries annually. It is a large job to support the breast-feeding mother, and it is certainly what we are all about.