The purpose of the Baby-Friendly hospital initiative is to encourage hospitals to use best
practices to support infant feeding, as demonstrated by implementing the Ten Steps to …

The recent Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding reinforces the
important role breastfeeding has in the health of mothers and babies. It identifies the Baby …

Poster Presentation Purpose for the Program Achieving Baby Friendly designation is
supported by the following: Healthy People's 2020 objective to increase exclusive …

Abstract In May of 2007, San Francisco General Hospital & Trauma Center became the first
Baby-Friendly certified hospital in San Francisco. This quality improvement program began …

The journey toward Baby-Friendly status at Jersey Shore University Medical Center in
Neptune, NJ began with a desire to improve overall breastfeeding rates at the hospital …

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a program developed by the World Health
Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to promote …

Breastfeeding is now widely recognized as a vital obesity prevention strategy and hospitals
play a primary role in promoting, supporting and helping mothers to initiate and maintain …

Breastfeeding is widely viewed as the optimal feeding method for infants among
professional nursing and medical organizations. Its health benefits have been …

The article explains the concept of Baby-Friendly™ hospitals. It discusses the 10 research-
based steps that support breastfeeding, which hospitals must follow to be certified Baby …

Three‐quarters of mothers should be breastfeeding their babies in the early postpartum; 50
percent at six months, according to Healthy People 2010. Health care providers often give …