3. WHAT IS A BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL?
10 STEPS FOR HOSPITALS
1. HAVE A WRITTEN POLICY ABOUT BREASTFEEDING
2. TRAIN ALL HEALTHCARE STAFF
3. INFORM MOMS ABOUT BENEFITS
4. MOM’S BREASTFEED WITHIN 1 HOUR OF BIRTH
5. SHOW MOMS HOW TO MAINTAIN LACTATION
6. GIVE INFANTS NO OTHER NUTRITION OTHER THAN BREAST MILK
7. PRACTICE ROOMING IN
8. BREAST FEED ON DEMAND
9. DO NOT GIVE PACIFIERS
10. FOSTER ESTABLISHMENT OF SUPPORT GROUPS FOR MOMS
4. HISTORY
• 1991 – BREAST FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE WAS ESTABLISHED
• 2000 – HIV
• 2001 – GLOBAL STRATEGY FOR INFANT AND YOUNG CHILD FEEDING
• 2005 – INNOCENTI DECLARATION
• 2007 – REVISIONS MADE
• TODAY – OVER 20,000 BABY FRIENDLY MATERNITY FACILITIES IN 150 COUNTRIES
5. HOW DOES THIS AFFECT THE
FAMILY/COMMUNITY?
• BABY’S HEALTH / INTELLIGENCE
• MOM’S HEALTH
• THE FAMILY’S FINANCES
• THE PLANET
6. HOW MUCH ARE YOU SAVING?
BREASTFEEDING
• $0 PER YEAR
FORMULA
Age Amt of
formula
p/day
Amt of
powder
p/day
Powder
for 1
month
Cans per
month
Cost per
month
Birth 18.75 9.4 282 12 $300
1 month 22.5 11.3 339 14 $350
2 months 27.5 13.8 414 17 $425
3 months 32.5 16.3 489 21 $525
4 months 37.5 18.8 564 24 $600
5 months 40 20 600 25 $625
6 months 32* 16 480 20 $500
7. HOW COULD THIS BE BAD?!
• GUILT & SHAME
• FORMULA BENEFITS
• BABY DEATHS
• TEACHING
• REMOVAL OF FORMULA GOAL FROM BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE
8. IS THIS RIGHT FOR YOU?
DON’T FORGET: THIS IS THE PARENT’S CHOICE
9. REFERENCES
• BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITITATIVE. (2009). RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM
HTTP://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/BOOKS/NBK153471/
• CRITERIA FOR THE 10 STEPS AND OTHER COMPONENTS. (2009). RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM
HTTP://WWW.NCBI.NLM.NIH.GOV/BOOKS/NBK153487/
• HOW MUCH FORMULA DOES YOUR BABY NEED? (2013, DECEMBER 2). RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM
HTTP://WWW.WHATTOEXPECT.COM/FIRST-YEAR/HOW-MUCH-FORMULA-DOES-YOUR-BABY-NEED
• O'CONNOR, M. (1998). BREASTFEEDING AROUND THE WORLD: THE INNOCENTI DECLARATION. RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM
HTTP://WWW.BREASTFEEDINGBASICS.ORG/CGI-BIN/DELIVER.CGI/CONTENT/INTERNATIONAL/HIS_INNOCENTI.HTML
• STORMS, D. (2003). UNDERSTANDING THE PAST – PLANNING THE FUTURE. RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM
HTTP://WWW.UNICEF.ORG/NUTRITION/FILES/FINALREPORTONDISTRIBUTION.PDF
• THE TEN STEPS TO SUCCESSFUL BREASTFEEDING. (N.D.). RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM
HTTPS://WWW.BABYFRIENDLYUSA.ORG/ABOUT-US/BABY-FRIENDLY-HOSPITAL-INITIATIVE/THE-TEN-STEPS
• TUTEUR, A. (2014, SEPTEMBER 5). IS THE BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE REALLY THE BABY DEADLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE?
RETRIEVED APRIL 23, 2015, FROM HTTP://WWW.SKEPTICALOB.COM/2014/09/IS-THE-BABY-FRIENDLY-HOSPITAL-INITIATIV-REALLY-
THE-BABY-DEADLY-HOSPITAL-INITIATIVE.HTML
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