Why Baby Friendly Hospitals?

Baby-Friendly hospitals make special efforts to support mothers to breastfeed. The World Health Organization/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, endorsed by the American Academy of Pediatrics, recognizes hospitals that follow the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding. When hospitals have more of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in place, mothers breastfeed longer. The Baby-Friendly Ten Steps to […]