BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE EXPERIENCES FROM A SERVICE HOSPITAL
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Global baby-friendly hospital initiative monitoring data: update and discussion.
BACKGROUND The World Health Organization (WHO)/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was developed to support the implementation of the Ten Steps for Successful Breastfeeding. The purpose of this study is to assess trends in the numbers facilities ever-designated "baby-friendly," to consider uptake of the new WHO/UNICEF BFHI materials, and to consider implications for future breastfee...
متن کاملMeasuring compliance with the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.
OBJECTIVE The WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is an effective strategy to increase breast-feeding exclusivity and duration but many countries have been slow to implement it. The present paper describes the development of a computer-based instrument that measures policies and practices outlined in the BFHI. DESIGN The tool uses clinical staff/managers' and pregnant women/mo...
متن کاملImplementing and revitalizing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) was launched in the 1990s by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF as a global effort with hospitals, health services, and parents to ensure babies are breastfed for the best start in life. It is one of the Operational Targets of the Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding endorsed in 2002 by the Fifty-Fifth World Health Assembly ...
متن کاملBaby-friendly hospital accreditation, in-hospital care practices, and breastfeeding.
OBJECTIVES To investigate the effect of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation and hospital care practices on breastfeeding rates at 1 and 4 months. METHODS All women who birthed in Queensland, Australia, from February 1 to May 31, 2010, received a survey 4 months postpartum. Maternal, infant, and hospital characteristics; pregnancy and birth complications; and infant feeding ...
متن کاملBaby-Friendly Hospital Accreditation, In-Hospital Care Practices, and Breastfeeding
OBJECTIVES: To investigate the effect of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) accreditation and hospital care practices on breastfeeding rates at 1 and 4 months. METHODS: All women who birthed in Queensland, Australia, from February 1 to May 31, 2010, received a survey 4 months postpartum. Maternal, infant, and hospital characteristics; pregnancy and birth complications; and infant feeding ...
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عنوان ژورنال: Medical Journal Armed Forces India
سال: 2001
ISSN: 0377-1237
DOI: 10.1016/s0377-1237(01)80084-8