NCDHHS Awards 14 Facilities With Breastfeeding-Friendly Designation
Have a written infant feeding policy that is routinely communicated to staff and parents. Establish ongoing monitoring and data-management systems. Ensure that staff have sufficient knowledge, competence and skills to support breastfeeding. Discuss the importance and management of breastfeeding with pregnant women and their families. Facilitate immediate and uninterrupted skin-to-skin contact and support mothers to initiate breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth. Support mothers to initiate and maintain breastfeeding and manage common difficulties. Do not provide breastfed newborns any...