Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BHI)

Description/Mission:

The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for lactation. The BFHI assists hospitals in giving breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so. This site is bilingual in Spanish and English.

At this site you can:

  • Read the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeedings
  • Find Baby-Friendly Hospitals and Birth Centers
  • Read Information on Breastfeeding

 

Website: http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org

Categories: Breast-Feeding, Policy/Advocacy