The 5 hospitals serving the area had adopted UNICEF /
WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative standards, and 3 of the 5 were accredited at the time of the study.
Not exact matches
For those of you
who are unfamiliar, google «
baby friendly initiative» or «
baby friendly hospitals» and you will see exactly what I am referring to.
In addition, the
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched by
WHO and UNICEF in 1991, when international policy agreements were translated into ten recommendations for health care, including the directive that
babies should not be given infant formula as a default principle.
I thought I was the only one
who had a bad experience at a «
baby friendly»
hospital.
If you wish to help parents learn how to protect their newborns from accidental starvation, please share this story and sign our petition to demand that the CDC, the AAP, the U.S. Surgeon General and the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative warn parents about the dangers of newborn and infant starvation from insufficient exclusive breastfeeding.
Well, as an Australian I can't speak for the NHS, nor was I attempting to, but I have heard from a number of women in the US
who have discussed mother and
baby friendly hospitals that many of them are making a legitimate effort to try and appeal to women's needs, and of the three maternity units I have been to within my state, they have had beautiful birthing suites on offer in their family birthing centres.
In the US, there is the Childbirth Connection, and there is the Coalition for Improving Maternity Services (CIMS),
who recommend more humane, evidence based care practices in the Mother -
Friendly Childbirth Initiative, as well as certify hospitals as mother baby friendly based on adherence to these recommen
Friendly Childbirth Initiative, as well as certify
hospitals as mother
baby friendly based on adherence to these recommen
friendly based on adherence to these recommendations.
Why are there so few
hospitals with the
WHO's
Baby Friendly designation, or with trained lactation consultants on staff?
World Health Assembly resolution 49.15 expresses «Member states should ensure that the financial support for professionals working in infant and young child health does not create conflicts of interest, especially with regards to the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.»
«
Baby -
friendly» is a specific certification given to
hospitals who fulfill a rubric developed by UNICEF and the World Health Organization to promote breastfeeding.
A set of maternity care practices has been identified that, when implemented together, results in better breastfeeding outcomes.The
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative established by
WHO and UNICEF in 1991 includes these maternity practices, which are known as the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding.
The
WHO Global Strategy recognises that for breastfeeding to be successful mothers and families need the right support along the whole course of breastfeeding — from giving birth in a
Baby Friendly hospital, to going home to find skilled local support from midwives, health visitors, GPs, and mother support groups throughout their communities.
(2) to ensure that the financial support for professionals working in infant and young child health does not create conflicts of interest, especially with regard to the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative;
We learned that the
WHO has never studied the complications of the
WHO Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and the
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).
In 2006, authorities of the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative added an optional component to the baby - friendly assessment tools, which examines mother - friendly c
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative added an optional component to the baby - friendly assessment tools, which examines mother - friend
Friendly Hospital Initiative added an optional component to the
baby - friendly assessment tools, which examines mother - friendly c
baby -
friendly assessment tools, which examines mother - friend
friendly assessment tools, which examines mother -
friendlyfriendly care.
Discussions with the
WHO and UNICEF Regarding the Future of the Global
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative
On the occasion of the 25th anniversary of the
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in 2016, UNICEF and
WHO collected 13 country case studies about the BFHI, which document the country adaptations in implementation, achievements, challenges and lessons learned and recommendations for the global BFHI guidance.
The
hospital was just designated one of only 56 «
baby -
friendly»
hospitals in the United States by the
WHO.
The
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is a
WHO / UNICEF global campaign that provides information, support, and assessment for implementation of best practice standards for the promotion and support of breastfeeding in maternity services.9
Hospitals are classified according to compliance with the evidence - based Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (Box 1) 10,11 and are evaluated by an external assessment and award programme.
A full description of PROBIT's design and methods has been published elsewhere.17 In brief, 31 maternity
hospitals and their affiliated polyclinics (where children are followed for routine health care) were randomized either to receive a breastfeeding promotion intervention modelled on the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding of the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) or to continue the maternity hospital and polyclinic practices in effect at the time of random
Hospital Initiative (BFHI) or to continue the maternity
hospital and polyclinic practices in effect at the time of random
hospital and polyclinic practices in effect at the time of randomization.
The
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative is a program launched by
WHO in conjunction with UNICEF in order to promote infant feeding and maternal bonding through certified
hospitals and birthing centers.
Our intervention to promote the exclusivity and duration of breastfeeding following the
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative of the
WHO was provided to all mothers in
hospitals and affiliated polyclinics randomly selected for the intervention, irrespective of their education.
BF and EBF were estimated based on mothers» self - reported BF status in line with Step 7 of the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative questionnaire and based on 24 h recall.
Although not directly comparable, our findings are in broad agreement with those from routine data in Scotland that have indicated a positive association between
Baby Friendly accreditation, but not certification, and breastfeeding at 1 week of age.17 Our findings reinforce those of Coutinho and colleagues
who reported that high exclusive breastfeeding rates achieved in Brazilian
hospitals implementing staff training with the course content of the
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
Hospital Initiative were short - lived and not sustained at home unless implemented in combination with post-natal home visits.35 Similarly in Italy, training of staff with an adapted version of the
Baby Friendly course content resulted in high breastfeeding rates at discharge, with a rapid decrease in the days after leaving
hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
hospital.36 In contrast, a cluster randomized trial in Belarus (PROBIT) found an association between an intervention modelled on the
Baby Friendly Initiative with an increased duration of breastfeeding37 an association also reported from an observational study in Germany.38 Mothers in Belarus stay in
hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
hospital post-partum for 6 — 7 days, and in Germany for 5 days, with post-natal support likely to be particularly important in countries where mothers stay in the
hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a hospital - based inter
hospital for a shorter time, with early discharge likely to limit the influence of a
hospital - based inter
hospital - based intervention.
We also excluded those with no missing breastfeeding data (3), or
who were born outside the UK (25), or
who moved UK country between birth and 9 months (144), or were delivered at home (346) or on the way to
hospital (36), or for whom
hospital of birth was missing or not identified (95) or were delivered in units where the
Baby Friendly Accreditation Award had been removed (142).
Methods: The Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT) randomized 31 Belarusian maternity
hospitals and their affiliated polyclinics either to receive a breastfeeding promotion intervention modelled on the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative or to continue the standard practices in effect at the time of randomization.
The
WHO and UNICEF released proposed new guidelines for the
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) on October 18.
This success is largely down to the country's efforts to ensure its maternity services are «
baby friendly», using criteria set out in the WHO / UNICEF Baby - friendly Hospital Initiative (BF
baby friendly», using criteria set out in the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby - friendly Hospital Initiative (BF
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).
BFHI Section 2: Strengthening and sustaining the
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative (2009)
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative: Revised, Updated and Expanded for Integrated Care - World Health Organization, UNICEF This course is an adaptation from
WHO course «Promoting breast - feeding in health facilities: A short course for administrators and policy - makers».
less than or equal to lamivudine Acquired Immune Deficiency Syndrome Antiretroviral therapy, usually means 1 - 2 drugs, used in early studies Antiretroviral zidovudine (also known as ZDV) Breastfeeding
Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative Breastfeeding and HIV International Transmission Study Combined antiretroviral therapy Centers for Disease Control and Prevention Deoxyribonucleic Acid Exclusive Breastfeeding Enzyme Linked Immunosorbent Assay Food and Agrigulture Organization Fixed dose combination ART, e.g., lamividine, stavudine, and nevirapine Highly Active Antiretroviral Therapy, 3 or more drugs for more effective treatment used in later studies Human Immunodeficiency virus International Atomic Energy Agency Infant feeding Infant and young child feeding Lopinavir cubic millimetre Mother - to - Child Transmission of HIV Non-governmental organization Nevirapine Polymerase Chain Reaction People Living with HIV Prevention of Mother - to - Child Transmission Replacement Feeding Ritonavir Ribonucleic acid, one of the three major macromolecules (along with DNA and proteins) that are essential for all known forms of life single dose NVP United Nations Agencies Joint United Nations Programme on HIV / AIDS United Nations Population Fund United Nations Commissioner for Refugees United Nations Children's Fund U.S. Agency for International Development World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action United Nations World Food Programme World Health Assembly
WHO 2010 Guidelines on HIV and infant feeding World Health Organization Zidovudine (same drug as AZT)
Now, 156 countries have assessed their
hospitals and designated at least one as «
baby friendly»,» says Dr Carmen Casanovas, a
WHO breastfeeding expert.
As we previously informed you,
WHO and UNICEF have released PROPOSED new guidelines for the
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in a document entitled «Protection, Promotion, and Support of Breastfeeding in Facilities Providing Maternity and Newborn Services: The Revised Baby - friendly Hospital Initiative 2017
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in a document entitled «Protection, Promotion, and Support of Breastfeeding in Facilities Providing Maternity and Newborn Services: The Revised
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative 2017
friendly Hospital Initiative 2017.»
The
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched in 1991 by the World Health Organization (
WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 6, in response to the 1990 Innocenti Declaration on the promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding7 and aims to provide health facilities with a framework for addressing practices which have a negative impact on breastfeeding.
The organization certainly intends to push hard for this facility to comply with
WHO's
baby -
friendly hospital initiative - a global effort to implement practices that promote and support breastfeeding.
In response to the HIV pandemic and other new evidence,
WHO and UNICEF collaborated on an effort to update the
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative materials and promote the initiative in the context of the Global Strategy for Infant and young child feeding.
This page contains the latest updates and perspectives from
Baby -
Friendly USA and others
who support the
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative.
Traduction libre par Louise Dumas, Comité canadien pour l'allaitement; texte original en anglais «Discussions with the
WHO and UNICEF Regarding the Future of the Global
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative».
To help mothers initiate and maintain breastfeeding, health facilities where birthing takes place should adopt
WHO and UNICEF's «Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding» as part of the International
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative.
This is separate from the
WHO «
Baby -
Friendly»
Hospital Initiative (which primarily involves support of breastfeeding), although the tenth step of the «Mother -
Friendly» guidelines is to follow the
WHO «
Baby -
Friendly» guidelines.
Canada's infant feeding policy should be based on those recommended by the World Health Organization (
WHO), including the full implementation of the International Code of Marketing of Breast - milk Substitutes and subsequent World Health Assembly (WHA) resolutions on infant and young child nutrition; the
WHO / UNICEF
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI)(including the BFI for communities); and the
WHO / UNICEF Global Strategy for Infant and Infant and Young Child Feeding.
Mothers
who give birth at
baby -
friendly hospitals and birthing centers are more likely to exclusively breastfeed their
babies and accomplish their personal breastfeeding goals.
Since its launch by
WHO and UNICEF in 1991, more than 150 countries have implemented the
Baby -
friendly Hospital Initiative.
In 1991 the World Health Organization (
WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), a global strategy aimed to increase the numbers of babies worldwide who are exclusively breastf
WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) launched the
Baby -
Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), a global strategy aimed to increase the numbers of
babies worldwide
who are exclusively breastf
who are exclusively breastfed.
Shelly Lopez Gray, a labor and delivery nurse and international board - certified lactation consultant in Texas
who runs the website Adventures of a Labor Nurse, says that before the
hospitals she worked at started trying to get «
baby -
friendly» certification, they discouraged new moms from breast - feeding.
The
Baby Steps to
Baby Friendly project is based on a World Health Organization (
WHO) / United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) program that encourages and recognizes
hospitals that offer optimal promotion and support for breastfeeding, including supportive
hospital policies and practices, staff education, and post-discharge community referrals.
Increasing the breastfeeding rates (especially increasing the number of
babies who are breastfed for at least 9 months) is one of the goals and the report states a few ways to get there, for example increasing the number of «
baby -
friendly» designated
hospitals, as they encourage breastfeeding.
«Apparently the
hospitals are designated «
baby -
friendly» only if they promote exclusive - breastfeeding,» Chen wrote, adding moms
who opt for formula milk should not be shamed as bad parents.
The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, a summary of the guidelines for maternity care facilities presented in the Joint
WHO / UNICEF Statement Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: The Special Role of Maternity Services, (2) have been accepted as the minimum global criteria for attaining the status of a
Baby -
friendly Hospital.
The
WHO would be your best chance, but stay out of a
hospital in America unless it is Mother and
Baby friendly.
This 3 hour CME event helps to fulfill the minimum requirement for practitioners
who are affiliated with
hospitals who are on the pathway to a
Baby Friendly Hospital designation.