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- Nutrition Division of the Bureau of Family Health and Nutrition
- Department of Public Health
Becoming Baby-Friendly: Practical Solutions Toolkit
Table of Contents
Overview
Open PDF file, 56.45 KB,
Baby-Friendly USA Self-Appraisal Tool 2012
(English, PDF 56.45 KB)
Open DOC file, 147.5 KB,
Baby-Friendly USA Self-Appraisal Tool 2012
(English, DOC 147.5 KB)
Step 1: Have a written breastfeeding policy
Step 2: Train all health care staff
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BFHI Staff Acknowledgement
(English, PDF 34.24 KB)
Open DOC file, 26.5 KB,
BFHI Staff Acknowledgement
(English, DOC 26.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 287.12 KB,
Breastfeeding Clinical Education Tracker
(English, PDF 287.12 KB)
Open DOCX file, 23.13 KB,
Breastfeeding Clinical Education Tracker
(English, DOCX 23.13 KB)
Open PDF file, 80.48 KB,
Staff Competency Assessment
(English, PDF 80.48 KB)
Open DOC file, 37.5 KB,
Staff Competency Assessment
(English, DOC 37.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 412.66 KB,
MGH Staff Baby Friendly Booklet
(English, PDF 412.66 KB)
Open DOCX file, 30.54 KB,
MGH Staff Baby Friendly Booklet
(English, DOCX 30.54 KB)
Step 3: Inform all pregnant women about breastfeeding
Open DOC file, 305 KB,
You've Got What It Takes Order Form for Health Care Facilities
(English, DOC 305 KB)
Open PDF file, 74.71 KB,
You've Got What It Takes Order Form for Health Care Facilities
(English, PDF 74.71 KB)
Open PDF file, 57.21 KB,
Prenatal Breastfeeding Class Core Topics
(English, PDF 57.21 KB)
Open DOCX file, 12.87 KB,
Prenatal Breastfeeding Class Core Topics
(English, DOCX 12.87 KB)
Open PDF file, 209.46 KB,
Sample Informational Flyer for Expectant Parents
(English, PDF 209.46 KB)
Open DOC file, 23 KB,
Sample Informational Flyer for Expectant Parents
(English, DOC 23 KB)
Step 4: Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth
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The First Hour of Life-Sample Flyer for Parents
(English, PDF 504.89 KB)
Open DOC file, 35 KB,
The First Hour of Life-Sample Flyer for Parents
(English, DOC 35 KB)
Step 5: Show mothers how to breastfeed
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Sample Patient Education Checklist
(English, PDF 388.14 KB)
Open DOCX file, 20.15 KB,
Sample Patient Education Checklist
(English, DOCX 20.15 KB)
Step 6: Practice Exclusive Breastfeeding
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Sample Hospital Policy-Supplementation for Healthy Term Infant
(English, PDF 96.31 KB)
Open DOC file, 39.5 KB,
Sample Hospital Policy-Supplementation for Healthy Term Infant
(English, DOC 39.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 257.66 KB,
Breastfeeding Exclusivity Tracking Form
(English, PDF 257.66 KB)
Open XLS file, 45.5 KB,
Breastfeeding Exclusivity Tracking Form
(English, XLS 45.5 KB)
Step 7: Practice Rooming-In
Open PDF file, 224.81 KB,
Rooming-In Staff Presentation
(English, PDF 224.81 KB)
Open DOC file, 29.5 KB,
Rooming-In Staff Presentation
(English, DOC 29.5 KB)
Open PDF file, 281.75 KB,
Scripting Tool for Rooming In
(English, PDF 281.75 KB)
Open DOCX file, 14.55 KB,
Scripting Tool for Rooming In
(English, DOCX 14.55 KB)
Step 8: Encourage Breastfeeding On-Demand
Step 9: Give No Artificial Teats or Pacifiers
Open PDF file, 62.79 KB,
Pacifier Notification for Families
(English, PDF 62.79 KB)
Open DOC file, 23 KB,
Pacifier Notification for Families
(English, DOC 23 KB)
Step 10: Refer Mothers to Breastfeeding Support at Discharge
Compliance with the WHO Code
Open PDF file, 893.97 KB,
Calculating Formula Fair Market Price Tool Instructions
(English, PDF 893.97 KB)
Open DOCX file, 405.24 KB,
Calculating Formula Fair Market Price Tool Instructions
(English, DOCX 405.24 KB)
Open PDF file, 182.63 KB,
Fair Market Price Calculation Tool
(English, PDF 182.63 KB)
Open XLSX file, 17.95 KB,
Fair Market Price Calculation Tool
(English, XLSX 17.95 KB)
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