National Breastfeeding Project in Thailand began in 1989. The main activities were the promotion of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative; legislation on maternity leave; and the Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes and related products. The development of Baby - Friendly Hospital Initiative may in part explain the increasing of prevalence rate of breastfeeding. However exclusive breastf...

International health authorities recommend skin-to-skin care (SSC) at birth and that breastfeeding should be started as soon possible, within the first hour after birth. This article aimed to review benefits of initiation for mothers newborns, global status initiation, determinants breastfe- eding SSC, interventions improve initiation. The positive effects result from contact between baby mothe...

Breastfeeding practices for newborns require adequate support from the hospital, including its staff and policies. This concept can be implemented through a baby-friendly hospital initiative. study aimed to identify readiness implementing initiative at PKU Muhammadiyah Gombong Hospital. A descriptive was conducted among in charge of newborn care as many 85 people recruited using total sampling,...