COVID-19 Archives - Baby-Friendly USA

Baby-Friendly on the Local News

Jonathan Small — Thu, 10 Feb 2022 21:09:39 +0000

We at BFUSA are so impressed with the facilities that have remained steadfast in their commitment to the Baby-Friendly designation pathway during the challenges that have come with the pandemic. These facilities have been remarkably flexible as we have shifted our process from in-person to virtual assessments. As a result, since last August, more than Read more

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BFUSA Awards First Designations Via Virtual Assessment Process

Jonathan Small — Thu, 02 Sep 2021 16:49:58 +0000

“It was challenging, in a good way,” says Vanessa Dacey, BFUSA’s Accreditation Director. She’s speaking about the need to revamp many of BFUSA’s policies and systems when it became clear that assessors would not be able to visit facilities in person during the pandemic. BFUSA paused all assessments in March 2020 and quickly engaged in strategic Read more

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Baby-Friendly in the Pandemic: Ingenuity, Flexibility, and Doing Whatever It Takes

Jonathan Small — Fri, 30 Apr 2021 18:07:09 +0000

Over the past year, BFUSA has engaged in a series of support calls with Baby-Friendly designated facilities to learn about how things have been going at the front line of care during the pandemic. We have been so very impressed by the ingenuity, flexibility and uncompromising commitment to do whatever it takes to best support Read more

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