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objective: to characterize how babies are fed during their hospital stay and after hospital discharge from a baby-friendly health care institution, using indicators proposed by the world health organization. methods: this investigation was performed 30 days after the binomial%26apos;s discharge, through a telephone interview with the puerperal woman. data from medical records constituted secondary sources of information. results: it was observed that, even though newborns had come from these institutions, some of them were weaned early from breastfeeding. conclusion: some factors were shown to be associated to weaning in the studied sample, such as the small percentage of binomials placed in skin-to-skin contact and early suction, mothers who smoked, the use of pacifiers and the use of dairy complements during the hospital stay.
