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Baby Friendly Certification

What is the Baby-Friendly™ Hospital Initiative?

In 1991 the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health Organization (WHO) established the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) to promote and encourage breastfeeding worldwide. The major components of BFHI are the "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding" which were developed by WHO and UNICEF to help hospitals and birthing centers provide women with the support, information and assistance they need to breastfeed. Since 1991, BFHI has been adopted by more than 170 countries and 4000 hospitals worldwide. In the United States more than 30 hospitals have been certified as Baby-Friendly™.

The Hayward Hospital received its Baby-Friendly certificate in November, 2000.

 


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