Step 1 - Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding [18+]

Every facility providing maternity services and care for newborn infants should: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff.The health facility should have a written breastfeeding policy that addresses all 10 steps and protects breastfeeding...[it] should be available so that all staff who take care of mothers and babies can refer to it... should be visibly posted in all areas of the health care facility which serve mothers, infants, and/or children...and should be displayed in the language(s) most commonly understood by patients and staff.The first step is to have a written breastfeeding policy in English and the local languages. It addresses all the ten steps and states that the hospital does not accept free or subsidized supplies of infant formula and feeding bottles.The policy is communicated to the hospital administration as well as to all the health workers in the maternity setting.More infohttp://tensteps.org/step-1-successful-breastfeeding.shtml --.--Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding - Video SeriesBabies who are breastfed are generally healthier and achieve optimal growth and development compared to those who are fed formula milk.If the vast majority of babies were exclusively fed breastmilk in their first six months of life -- meaning only breastmilk and no other liquids or solids, not even water -- it is estimated that the lives of at least 1.2 million children would be saved every year. If children continue to be breastfed up to two years and beyond, the health and development of millions of children would be greatly improved.This video series aims to raise awareness, encourage early adoption, promote training of health care staff, and build capacity for, and to stimulate dialogue about, breastfeeding and its impact on the public, in a range of community and public contexts in low- and middle-income countries. Our goal is to have these ten steps in every facility providing maternal services and care for newborn infants.Videos, presentations, research, evidence, papers, training and counselling materials, tools, and many other related and supporting resources are available.Visit us on-line athttp://tensteps.org .

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4. Added :03-Jul-10
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