The Healthy People 2000 objectives for breastfeeding were to move the breastfeeding
initiation rate to 75% from 54% and the breastfeeding continuation rate to 50% at age 6 …

b Ample evidence is available on the impact of health care practices and hospital routines
and procedures on breastfeeding. Good practices enhance successful initiation and …

HELPING TO ESTABLISH BREASTFEEDING is an important aspect of the care provided by
a birthing facility. Numerous studies have shown that maternity care practices significantly …

Congratulations to the Section on Breastfeeding of the American Academy of Pediatrics
(AAP) on the release of the policy statement ''Breastfeeding and the Use of Human Milk.''1 …

The R enaissance of breastfeeding is at hand. With the energy of an epidemic and the
passion of a crusade, breastfeeding has become the norm for infant feeding. The W orld H …

For most infants, there is no better source of nutrition than breast milk. Breastfeeding is more
than a lifestyle choice; it is an investment in the health of mothers and babies. Over the past …

Background The scientific evidence that breastfeeding provides optimal nutritional and
immunological support to almost all healthy infants is staggering, and myriad professional …

To combat the worldwide decline in breastfeeding rates, the World Health Organization and
UNICEF launched the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in 1991. Using the Ten Steps to …

Objective. To change the breastfeeding policy in a university teaching hospital in accord with
the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding of the United Nations Children's Fund and World …

The “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” are the foundation of the WHO/UNICEF Baby
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). They summarize the maternity practices necessary to …