Baby friendly Hospital initiative (BFHI) recommends:
The Baby-friendly Hospital initiative recommends rooming-in (allow mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours/day) Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (revised 2018) Ten Steps to Successful breastfeeding (revised 2018) a) Comply fully with the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk substitutes and relevant World Health Assembly resolutions. b) Have a written infant feeding policy that is routinely communicated to staff and parents. c) Establish ongoing monitoring and data-management systems Ensure the staff has sufficient knowledge, Competence, and skills to suppo breastfeeding with pregnant women and families Facilitate immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and suppo mothers to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after bih. Suppo mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding and manage common difficulties. Donot provide breastfed newborns any food or fluids other than breast milk, unless medically indicated. Enable mothers and their infants to remain together and to practice rooming-in 24 hours a day. Suppo mothers to recognize and respond to their infants&; cues for feeding Counsel mothers on the use and risks of feeding bottles, teats, and pacifiers Coordinate discharge so that parents and their infants have timely access to ongoing suppo and care. Ref: World Health Organization : WHO
An oral breastfeeding policy among the staff
Rooming-in
4 hourly breast feeding
Breastfeeding within one hour of bih
Nutrition