WHO/UNICEF Archives - Baby-Friendly USA Upholding the Highest Standards of Infant Feeding Care. Sat, 29 Apr 2023 15:58:36 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 146047820 Authors of Three-Paper Series in The Lancet Call for End to Exploitative Marketing of Formula https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/authors-of-three-paper-series-in-the-lancet-call-for-end-to-exploitative-marketing-of-formula/ Sat, 29 Apr 2023 15:54:03 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=19510 BFUSA would like to draw your attention to the excellent presentations and panel discussion which supported the launch of a three-paper series in The Lancet, in which the authors collectively argue that breastfeeding is a collective responsibility and needs to be effectively protected, promoted and supported. CLICK HERE TO VIEW A VIDEO OF THE Read more

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]]> 19510 Update on the Revised BFHI Guidance (Continued) https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/update-on-the-revised-bfhi-guidance-continued/ Wed, 15 May 2019 16:15:16 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=16976 Dear Colleagues, It’s been a year since we updated you on our plans for implementing the revised guidance for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) provided by the WHO and UNICEF. At that time, we said that the process of evaluating and customizing the guidance for the US would take about two years. Since we are Read more

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]]> 16976 Statement from Trish MacEnroe Regarding Revised BFHI Guidance https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/statement-from-trish-macenroe-regarding-revised-bfhi-guidance/ Fri, 20 Apr 2018 22:11:05 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=13808 Dear Colleagues, By now I expect you have heard the news that, after several months of thoughtful and productive discussion, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) have released the revised implementation guidance for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), including revisions to the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding framework. With this communication, we aim to answer Read more

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]]> 13808 Statement from BFUSA and Others Regarding Revised BFHI Guidance https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/statement-from-five-global-breastfeeding-promotion-organizations-regarding-2018-revised-bfhi-implementation-guidance/ Tue, 17 Apr 2018 22:29:11 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=13812 Dear Colleagues, After months of thoughtful and productive discussion with our five global breastfeeding promotion organizations, on April 11, 2018, the World Health Organization (WHO) and United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) released the final version of the Implementation Guidance: Protecting, promoting, and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative Read more

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]]> 13812 Statement from Trish MacEnroe Celebrating 500 Baby-Friendly Designated Facilities https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/statement-from-trish-macenroe-celebrating-500-baby-friendly-facilities/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 16:20:54 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=15130 Dear Colleagues, It gives me great pleasure to inform you that we have reached an important milestone: 500 Baby-Friendly designated facilities in the United States!! When I first joined Baby-Friendly USA in 2010, there were less than 100 designated hospitals in the US. Those numbers have changed dramatically over the past few years. Reaching the Read more

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