Table 2.

Main information regarding policies on breastfeeding. Data from Maternity Hospitals with a policy

	Number of hospitals	Percentage
• The policy has been available since 2020	4/16	25.0%
• The policy has been developed by a multidisciplinary group	15/16	93.7%
• The policy is communicated to staff	14/15	93.3%
• The policy is visible to pregnant women, mothers and their families	12/15	80.0%
• The policy clearly states that the hospital protects and promotes breastfeeding, being an important health goal for mother, infant, family and society	15/15	100%
• The policy clearly states that health professionals implement hospital practices and apply clinical protocols recognized to promote and support breastfeeding	16/16	100%
• The policy openly states that it is responsibility of the Hospital Director to facilitate and support healthcare personnel in implementing hospital practices that promote breastfeeding	13/15	86.7%
• The implementation of the policy is periodically assessed	9/15	60.0%
• The policy requires training on breastfeeding of the staff	15/15	100%
• Training on breastfeeding is provided to staff within 12 months after entering the service	7//14	50.0%
• The policy regulates the exposure to pregnant women, mothers and their families of products promoting formula feeding	13/14	92.9%
• The policy states that at discharge from Maternity, milk formula must not be prescribed to mothers, who exclusively breastfeed	13/14	92.9%
• The policy states that at discharge from Maternity, clinical report must not include a pre-established space for the prescription of milk formulas to mothers, who exclusively breastfeed	12/14	85.7%