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Baby friendly care

F Jones, M Green

    The Canadian Nurse
    |October 1, 1993
    PubMed
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    The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) promotes breastfeeding for optimal infant nutrition. Nurses are crucial in facilitating BFHI implementation within hospitals to support informed infant feeding choices.

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    Area of Science:

    • Public Health
    • Pediatrics
    • Nursing

    Background:

    • The United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and World Health Organization (WHO) established the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in 1991.
    • BFHI aims to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding as the optimal infant nutrition method.
    • Hospitals are key settings as practices initiated there influence community behaviors.

    Purpose of the Study:

    • To highlight the role of nurses in facilitating the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI).
    • To encourage health professionals to support informed infant feeding choices.
    • To emphasize the importance of hospital-based interventions for infant nutrition.

    Main Methods:

    • This initiative involves encouraging health professionals to adopt specific practices.

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  • Focuses on educating and supporting families regarding infant feeding options.
  • Leverages the role of hospitals as centers for perinatal care and education.

    • Main Results:

    • The initiative promotes breastfeeding as the optimal method for infant nutrition.
    • Empowers families to make informed decisions about infant feeding.
    • Recognizes the significant impact of hospital practices on long-term infant feeding behaviors.

    Conclusions:

    • Nurses are identified as vital patient advocates and health promoters.
    • The largest group of hospital-based healthcare workers, nurses, are essential for BFHI success.
    • WHO and UNICEF call upon nurses to lead the facilitation of BFHI implementation in healthcare settings.