Additionally, a CONGRATULATIONS to the Texas Health Resource network as a whole - Presbyterian Dallas now makes 8 of their 12 maternity care facilities earning
Baby Friendly Hospital designation - it is through leadership commitment like that at THR with full scale implementation and support for other sister - networks to have such success is possible.
For a recently published paper in the Journal of Midwifery and Women's Health, certified nurse midwife Abigail Howe - Heyman and Melanie Lutenbacher, an associate professor of nursing at Vanderbilt, reviewed all the English - language research that has been done
on baby friendly hospitals since the Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative was launched by UNICEF and the World Health Organization in 1991.
And here is the give away: The lecture also provided the clear evidence from multiple studies that infants breastfed under the guidance provided by the
WHO Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative do not have excessive jaundice and are not at risk of kernicterus unless they have a pathologic condition which either increases serum bilirubin levels or RENDERS THE INFANT UNABLE TO FEED ADEQUATELY.
Baby Friendly Hospital Consultant - Glendale Memorial Hospital and Health Center: In 2003, Glendale Memorial Hospital retained my services as its exclusive outside consultant to facilitate its successful effort to become the first hospital in Los Angeles County to be certified as Baby - Friendly by the World Health Organization and UNICEF.
The
global Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, which was launched in 1991 but has recently been gaining momentum in the Chicago area, aims to improve breast - feeding rates and encourage mother - infant bonding.
I wondered why staff at my hospital, a long -
time Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accredited facility, hadn't told me that I was at risk of insufficient milk production.
A move
towards Baby Friendly hospitals across the state would greatly increase the opportunity for greater education and support for ongoing breastfeeding as the natural choice for infant feeding.
UN grant: UNICEF has awarded a $ 9,000 grant to Cook County Hospital to be the first U.S. research site for the
UN Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
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For example, in
Baby Friendly hospitals mothers and babies now routinely stay together in the immediate post-birth period, and all mothers are supported to respond to their babies» needs for love, care and comfort in a way which promotes close parent - infant relationships and supports the mental health of both baby and mother.
** Baby Friendly Hospital Designated Facilities - TTS re-designation is every 5 years and is concurrent with BF re-certification.
Baby Friendly hospitals Australia - wide and globally could be the first step to educating maternity staff and health professionals to the importance and benefits of breastfeeding, though if Bartington et al.'s findings are correct, perhaps an alternative to hospital - based education needs to be found, one that engages fathers as well as mothers [16].
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.»
-LSB-...] countries with a larger percentage
of baby friendly hospitals than we have in Canada and the United States also have higher breastfeeding rates.
I had been so energized by the discussions at that conference — learning how to do frenotomies, hearing about the «Ban the Bag» efforts in Massachusetts, finding out
about Baby Friendly Hospitals for the first time.
For the latest figures
on Baby Friendly hospitals, please visit this page regularly as WABA will upload the latest figures in (Excel format) as they are made available to them.
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.
Additionally, this course supports both
the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative and Mother Friendly practices and provides training for those seeking certification as Certified Lactation Educators ™ with CAPPA.
A recent review of
the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative, which promotes exclusive breastfeeding for babies after birth, has revealed that sometimes moms are too tired to breastfeed safely, and the initiative has had some pretty horrible unintended consequences.
COBFC hosts the annual Breastival Celebration, participates in legislation, helps local coalitions with a Business Case for Breastfeeding Grant, provides a professional conference and supports
the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative.
I've been making these arguments for years: breastfeeding promotion campaigns like
the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) violate women's autonomy, re-inscribe privilege and are not justified by the trivial benefits of breastfeeding.