Breastfeeding of Very Low-Weight Infants Before and After Implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative

The Baby-Friendly Initiative: Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding.

Breastfeeding confers extensive and well-established benefits and is recognized as an extremely effective preventative health measure for both mothers and babies. Except in very few specific medical situations, breastfeeding should be universally encouraged for all mothers and infants. To improve worldwide breastfeeding initiation and duration rates, the WHO and UNICEF launched the Baby-Friendl...

The effect of baby friendly hospital initiative and postnatal support on breastfeeding rates--Croatian experience.

The effects of implementation WHO/UNICEF Breastfeeding Hospital Initiative (BFHI) and community postnatal support on breastfeeding rates were examined during and after the breastfeeding promotion campaign in one county of Croatia. Comparison with a control group indicated increase of breastfeeding prevalence in a period of BFHI implementation (1994-1998) - 68% vs. 87% at infant age 1 mo., 30% v...

Exploring the impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on trends in exclusive breastfeeding

BACKGROUND The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) seeks to support breastfeeding initiation in maternity services. This study uses country-level data to examine the relationship between BFHI programming and trends in exclusive breastfeeding (EBF) in 14 developing countries. METHODS Demographic and Health Surveys and UNICEF BFHI Reports provided EBF and BFHI data. Because country program...

UNICEF UK BABY FRIENDLY INITIATIVE: Health benefits of breastfeeding

Breastfeeding in crisis: survey results of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative.

OBJECTIVE To assess current breastfeeding practices in hospital in South Africa. DESIGN Survey conducted by means of a postal questionnaire for hospitals and a questionnaire based on the baby-friendly initiative action folder for mothers. SETTING All private and provincial hospitals according to the 1992 address list supplied by the Department of National Health: Readers of "Living and Lovi...