Background: The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative requires hospitals to pay market price for
infant formula. No studies have specifically examined the effect of hospitals paying for infant …

Background The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is an effective intervention to support
maternal practices around breastfeeding. However, adherence of hospitals to the Baby …

Background Both breastfeeding intentions and exposure to baby-friendly hospital practices
were found to be associated with a longer duration of breastfeeding. This study aims to …

OBJECTIVE. Our goal was to assess the impact of “Baby-Friendly” hospital practices and
other maternity-care practices experienced by mothers on breastfeeding duration …

Background: The World Health Organization (WHO) developed the Baby‐Friendly Hospital
Initiative to improve hospital maternity care practices that support breastfeeding. In Hong …

Background: Many United States mothers never breastfeed their infants or do so for very
short periods. The Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative was developed to help make …

Background Few studies have evaluated the impact of Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative
(BFHI) implementation on underserved populations in the United States. We undertook this …

Objectives. The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding is a proven approach to support
breastfeeding in maternity settings; however, scant literature exists on the relative impact …

There is evidence that the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) results in improved
breastfeeding outcomes in Western countries, but little is known of its impact in Middle …

Abstract Background The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is generally considered an
effective way to promote breastfeeding. Although China has the largest number of baby …