In the setting of healthcare clinics in dr congo with a high proportion of mothers initiating breastfeeding, implementation of basic training in bfhi steps 19 had no additional effect on initiation of breastfeeding but significantly increased exclusive breastfeeding at 6 months of age. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding the ten steps to successful breastfeeding are a bundle of internationally recognized evidencebased maternity care practices that have been shown to increase breastfeeding initiation and duration. Ten steps to a breastfeeding friendly practice implementation strategies. Information about the openaccess article ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme to promote early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in dr congo. Additional support based on the same training materials and locally available breastfeeding support. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding unicefwho baby. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding are the foundation of the who unicef baby. Yotebieng m, labbok m, soeters hm, chalachala jl, lapika b, vitta bs, et al.
Evidence for the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding. Ten valuable tips for successful breastfeeding canada. Bfhi, ten steps to successful breastfeeding, exclusive breastfeeding, maternity facilities abstract the babyfriendly hospital initiative is a global effort to improve the role of maternity services and enable mothers to breastfeed infants, ensuring the best start in life. Develop, implement and maintain a breastfeedingfriendly office policy. Breastfeeding is a unique behavior maintained over millions of years of evolution that has endless advantages for children, mothers and communities. Study authors bw and ah envisioned the new hampshire ten steps to successful breastfeeding collaborative as a qi program to help new hampshire birthing hospitals achieve bfhi designation or, if they were not interested in designation, to increase achievement of the ten steps and improve rates of any and exclusive inhospital breastfeeding. Train all staff to promote, support and protect breastfeeding and breastfeeding moms. Evidence for the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. Nys ten steps to a breastfeeding friendly practice.
In support of this commitment, we 3 2 ten steps to support parents choice to breastfeed their. The new hampshire ten steps to successful breastfeeding collaborative. Acceptable medical reasons for use of breastmilk substitutes 2009 almost all mothers can breastfeed successfully initiating breastfeeding within the first hour of life, breastfeeding exclusively for the first six months and continuing breastfeeding along with giving appropriate complementary foods up to. Expansion of the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. Aap ten steps to support parents choice to breastfeed.
This study explores implementation of these steps in hospitals that serve predominantly low wealth populations. The new hampshire ten steps to successful breastfeeding. The baby friendly hospital initiative and the ten steps. Ppt the ten steps to successful breastfeeding powerpoint. Have a written policy that reflects the programs commitment to promoting and supporting breastfeeding, especially exclusive breastfeeding, and share with. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding are the foundation of the whounicef baby friendly hospital initiative bfhi. Implementing the ten steps to successful breastfeeding in. New york state ten steps to a breastfeeding friendly practice create a breastfeeding friendly office 1. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme to. Breastfeeding practices and barriers to implementing the. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding are maternity practices proven to support successful achievement of exclusive breastfeeding. To support implementing the evidencedbased strategies as outlined in the ten steps, the project includes ongoing technical assistance, staff training, capacity.
Can be used by facilities to strengthen the knowledge and skills of their staff towards successful implementation of the ten steps to successful breastfeeding and the international code of marketing. They also are the basis for the who unicef babyfriendly hospital initiative bfhi. Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding. We believe that breastfeeding ensures the best possible health, development, and psychosocial outcomes for your baby.
The initiative developed the following ten steps to successful breastfeeding to. The guidance, which was recently updated, describes practical steps countries should take to protect, promote and support breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services. Ten steps for breastfeedingfriendly child care centers. Unicef strategic plan 20142017 realizing the rights of every child pdf. May 27, 2014 1 introduction to bfhi and 10 steps of breastfeeding. There is growing evidence that the rates and duration of infant breastfeeding improve after hospitals implement the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. A joint whounicef statement published by the world health organization the ten steps the ten steps to successful. Awareness about ten steps for successful breastfeeding.
Pdf expansion of the ten steps to successful breastfeeding into. May 20, 20 the ten steps to successful breastfeeding are maternity practices proven to support successful achievement of exclusive breastfeeding. Every facility providing maternity services and care for newborn infant. Guidelines and evaluation criteria babyfriendly usa. Learn why giving only breast milk is best for your baby and you, and why formula feeding can cause problems. Discuss womans contraceptive goals and provide guidance on type of contraception method recommended taking into account the chosen infant feeding method. Whoaap recommendation exclusive breastfeeding for the 1st 6 months continue bf after 6 months together with complementary food for up to 2 years or beyond begin skin to skin within 5 minutes of birth and bf within an hour of birth on demand, day and night avoid. Nys ten steps to a successful breastfeeding friendly. New york state ten steps to a breastfeeding friendly. The scientific basis for the ten steps to successful.
Ten steps to breastfeeding friendly child care centers. The scientific basis for the ten steps to successful breastfeeding pdf, 249k handout 4. It is therefore recommended by all major maternalchild health organizations. The core components of the bfhi are the unicefwho ten steps to successful breastfeeding, which are designed to facilitate the role of the birthing facility in providing women the information, care practices, and opportunity to breastfeed, regardless of the method of birth. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding revised 2018 who and unicef launched the babyfriendly hospital initiative bfhi to help motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn services worldwide to implement the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme to promote. We found evidence that support interventions helped reduce the number of women stopping any. Since 1990, global initiatives to improve breastfeeding practices have focused on maternitylevel policies and practices known as the ten steps to successful breastfeeding, 9 which are the basis for the babyfriendly hospital initiative bfhi. Pdf ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme to. A statewide qi initiative it is widely accepted that breastfeeding, particularly exclusive breastfeeding for the. There is substantial evidence that implementing the ten steps significantly improves breastfeeding rates. Inform pregnant women about the new york state ten steps to successful breastfeeding and how to advocate for breastfeeding friendly maternity care.
Establish and implement a breastfeeding friendly office policy. They summarize the maternity practices necessary to support breastfeeding. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding form the basis of baby friendly hospital initiative. The initiative developed the following ten steps to successful breastfeeding to promote optimal clinical care for new mothers and their infants. Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding texas 10 step. Develop, implement and maintain a written breastfeeding friendly office policy. Use wic, other moms, books, and videos as resources. The ten steps summarize a package of policies and procedures that facilities. Doaj is an online directory that indexes and provides access to. These steps are practices that hospitals can implement that have been shown to improve breastfeeding outcomes. A free powerpoint ppt presentation displayed as a flash slide show on id.
Ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme to promote early. The steps that best reflected exclusive breastfeeding rate ranking were steps 1, 2, 4, and 9, followed by 3, 6, and 7. Whounicef 6 pages english pdf 209kb portuguese pdf 73kb spanish pdf 115kb. The ten steps summarize a package of policies and procedures that facilities providing maternity and newborn services should implement to support breastfeeding.
Does the child care center have a designated individual or m m. Encourage all pregnant women to attend prenatal group breastfeeding education or counseling. Inform prenatal women about the ten steps to successful breastfeeding and how to advocate for breastfeeding friendly maternity care. National policy on infant and young child feeding for health facilities pdf, 15k. The ten steps were presented to the world in the 1989 as the whounicef joint statement on the protection, promotion and support of breastfeeding. Prioritization of the ten steps may be considered by giving preference to some crucial steps by rearranging them e. A mothers ten steps to successful breastfeeding even if your hospital isnt babyfriendly breast is best, but why. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding provide a supportive pathway enabling women to achieve their breastfeeding intentions and guiding the training of healthcare workers in breastfeeding support. The cdc guide to strategies to support breastfeeding. Steps 8 cues and 10 community support did not appear to be related to the rank levels of breastfeeding or of exclusive breastfeeding. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding programme to promote early initiation and exclusive breastfeeding in dr congo. Who ten steps to successful breastfeeding revised 2018.
In order to assist you in meeting your breastfeeding goals and to provide you with the information. Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy. Below each step are specific actions to support that step. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding world health organization. The following ten steps describe ways that child care centers can provide optimal support for breastfeeding families. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding referring mothers to community resources for breastfeeding support working with communities to improve breastfeeding support services hospitals support mothers to breastfeed by.
In support of this commitment, we 3 2 ten steps to support parents choice to breastfeed their baby. In mexico, breastfeeding rates are one of the lowest of latin america with 14. Ten steps to successful breastfeeding nutrition unicef. During the postpartum period, discuss breastfeeding. Unicef and the world health organization who, along with usaid and swedish international development agency sida, launched a comprehensive approach to protect, promote and support breastfeeding with the 1990 innocenti meeting and declaration. The ten steps to successful breastfeeding the birth center at wake forest baptist medical center fully supports exclusive breastfeeding as the best feeding choice for all children from birth until six months. Breastfeeding policies and practices in healthcare. They also are the basis for the whounicef babyfriendly hospital initiative bfhi. Strengthening and sustaining the babyfriendly hospital initiative. Who and unicef launched the babyfriendly hospital initiative bfhi to help motivate facilities providing maternity and newborn services worldwide to implement the ten steps to successful breastfeeding. Implementing the ten steps for successful breastfeeding in. A quasiexperimental design with mixed methods for data.
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