Baby-Friendly Growth Archives - Baby-Friendly USA Upholding the Highest Standards of Infant Feeding Care. Fri, 27 Dec 2024 18:50:37 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.8.3 146047820 There Are Now More than 600 Baby-Friendly Designated Facilities in the US! https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/there-are-now-more-than-600-baby-friendly-designated-facilities-in-the-us/ Mon, 16 Dec 2019 16:24:10 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=17622 Mississippi Leads the Way... The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has reached another important milestone: over 600 birthing facilities are now Baby-Friendly designated in the US, representing more than 28% of the nation’s births. Since 1996, when the first hospital in the US was designated Baby-Friendly, more than 6.5 million babies have been born in Baby-Friendly Read more

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]]> 17622 New Study Shows Baby-Friendly Practices Associated with Decreased Rates of Early Infant Deaths https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/new-study-shows-baby-friendly-practices-associated-with-decreased-rates-of-early-infant-deaths/ Mon, 18 Nov 2019 15:33:55 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=17513 A new study published this week in the Journal of Pediatrics shows increased rates of implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) are associated with decreased rates of infant deaths in the first 6 days after birth, dispelling speculation that hospital-based breastfeeding initiatives might increase infant death. Click here to go to the study. The Read more

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]]> 17513 Let’s Talk about Clinical Standards and Clinical Judgment https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/lets-talk-about-clinical-standards-and-clinical-judgment/ Thu, 01 Aug 2019 15:06:38 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=17229 Welcome to World Breastfeeding Week! As I write this, there are 576 Baby-Friendly designated facilities in this country. This seemed unattainable when I joined Baby-Friendly USA (BFUSA) almost ten years ago. In a few short years, we have seen massive change in an industry that is typically slow to shift its deeply-embedded and commercially-influenced practices. Read more

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]]> 17229 Study Correlates Baby-Friendly Care with Improved Breastfeeding Rates https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/study-correlates-baby-friendly-practices-with-improved-breastfeeding-rates/ Thu, 06 Jun 2019 21:38:16 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=17072 In a study published in Breastfeeding Medicine, Jung et al. examine breastfeeding outcomes among WIC participants in Los Angeles County (LAC) and their relationships with Baby-Friendly practices. This study is important because, as is the case with many health outcomes and behaviors, low-income infants experience disproportionately low breastfeeding rates. The authors analyzed data from the Read more

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]]> 17072 The Ten Steps: Passed the Tipping Point and Moving Forward https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/the-ten-steps-passed-the-tipping-point-and-moving-forward/ Tue, 04 Jun 2019 01:01:19 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=17050 (By Trish MacEnroe) Few social change initiatives have matched the scale, complexity and success of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). Launched in 1991 by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) with the goal of accelerating the broad-scale implementation of the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and the International Code Read more

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]]> 17050 Fact vs. FIB: The Truth About Attrition https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/fact-vs-fib-the-truth-about-attrition/ Tue, 29 Jan 2019 16:00:21 +0000 https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=16716 As we said in a series of posts last year, Baby-Friendly USA (BFUSA) believes we owe it to the public and to the hospitals that have worked so hard to earn the Baby-Friendly designation to call out inaccuracies and falsehoods promoted by those seeking to undermine the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). The latest example is Read more

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]]> 16716 CDC Maps Widespread Baby-Friendly Growth https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/cdc-maps-widespread-baby-friendly-growth/ Wed, 29 Aug 2018 15:51:50 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=14957 Last month, AHRQ released the results of its systematic review of breastfeeding programs and policies, which concludes that the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is associated with improved rates of breastfeeding initiation and duration. This month, the Baby-Friendly affirmations continue with the CDC’s release of its 2018 Breastfeeding Report Card. To understand how much progress has been made Read more

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]]> 14957 AHRQ Review Supports Efficacy of Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/ahrq-review-supports-efficacy-of-baby-friendly-hospital-initiative/ Wed, 18 Jul 2018 14:58:58 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=14963 Just in time for World Breastfeeding Week and National Breastfeeding Month, the Agency for Healthcare Research and Quality (AHRQ) has released the results of its systematic review of "Breastfeeding Programs and Policies, Breastfeeding Uptake, and Maternal Health Outcomes in Developed Countries," which concludes that the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is associated with improved rates of Read more

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]]> 14963 One Million Babies Born Each Year in Baby-Friendly Designated Facilities https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/one-million-babies-born-each-year-in-baby-friendly-facilities/ Tue, 10 Jul 2018 13:46:45 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=14397 Baby-Friendly USA (BFUSA) is pleased to announce another significant milestone in our efforts to implement Baby-Friendly practices in hospitals and birthing centers across the country: more than 1 million babies are now born each year in Baby-Friendly designated facilities in the US. This achievement seemed unattainable just a few short years ago. In 2007, less Read more

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]]> 14397 Celebrating 500 Baby-Friendly Designated Facilities in the United States https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/news/baby-friendly-usa-celebrates-major-milestone-of-500-baby-friendly-designated-facilities-in-the-united-states/ Mon, 19 Mar 2018 12:00:18 +0000 https://babyfriendlyusa.org/?p=441 Baby-Friendly USA (BFUSA) is pleased to announce that, for the first time ever, more than 500 hospitals/birthing centers are designated as Baby-Friendly in the United States. This important milestone indicates widespread recognition for Baby-Friendly practices in maternity facilities across the country. See the list of Baby-Friendly designated facilities Baby-Friendly practices are designed to optimize mother-baby Read more

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