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Becoming Baby-Friendly: Practical Solutions Toolkit

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Overview

Baby-Friendly USA 
Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding 
4-D Pathway Resources 
Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria for Facilities Seeking Baby-Friendly Designation 
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

Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine’s Model Hospital Policy 
Open PDF file, 409.27 KB,  Sample Breastfeeding Hospital Policy Text for 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (English, PDF 409.27 KB)
Open DOCX file, 31.96 KB,  Sample Breastfeeding Hospital Policy Text for 10 Steps to Successful Breastfeeding (English, DOCX 31.96 KB)

Step 2: Train all health care staff

Open PDF file, 34.24 KB,  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)
First Latch – Baby Friendly Training 
University of Virginia Health System - Online Breastfeeding Training Course 
Jones and Bartlett - Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding Online Course 
Breastfeeding Human Medicine Inter-Professional Education 

Step 3: Inform all pregnant women about breastfeeding

Open PDF file, 840.6 KB,  You've Got What it Takes - A Guide to Help You Make Breastfeeding a Success (English, PDF 840.6 KB)
Open DOCX file, 20 KB,  You've Got What it Takes - A Guide to Help You Make Breastfeeding a Success (English, DOCX 20 KB)
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)
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol - Prenatal Education 
ACOG – Optimizing Support for Breastfeeding as Part of Obstetric Practice 
ACOG Breastfeeding Toolkit 
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

Open PDF file, 504.89 KB,  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)
Safe Sleep and Skin-to-Skin Care in the Neonatal Period for Healthy Term Newborns - Pediatrics, September 2016 From the American Academy of Pediatrics Clinical Report 
Stanford University School of Medicine - Early Initiation of Breastfeeding Video 

Step 5: Show mothers how to breastfeed

Stanford University School of Medicine – Fifteen Minute Helper Video 
Open PDF file, 388.14 KB,  Sample Patient Education Checklist (English, PDF 388.14 KB)
Open DOCX file, 20.15 KB,  Sample Patient Education Checklist (English, DOCX 20.15 KB)
Mother’s Milk Bank Northeast 
Stanford University School of Medicine - Hand Expression Demonstration Video 
Open PDF file, 3.06 MB,  Formula Feeding Basics – New! (English, PDF 3.06 MB)
Open DOCX file, 18.67 KB,  Formula Feeding Basics – New! (English, DOCX 18.67 KB)

Step 6: Practice Exclusive Breastfeeding

Open PDF file, 96.31 KB,  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)
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Clinical Protocol - Supplementation 
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)
Toolkit: Implementing The Joint Commission Perinatal Care Core Measure on Exclusive Breast Milk Feeding 
Texas 10 Step Program -Helping Nurses Help Moms 
CDC Crib Card for Girls 
CDC Crib Card for Boys 

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)
Lamaze Institute for Normal Birth, Care Practice #6: No Separation of Mother and Baby, With Unlimited Opportunities for Breastfeeding 
Missouri WIC Program – Breastfeeding: Rooming In at the Hospital 

Step 8: Encourage Breastfeeding On-Demand

California WIC Program - Understanding Your Baby – Infant Behavior (PDF) 
Open PDF file, 88.56 KB,  Typical Newborn Feeding Patterns Tracking Sheet (English, PDF 88.56 KB)
Open DOC file, 43.5 KB,  Typical Newborn Feeding Patterns Tracking Sheet (English, DOC 43.5 KB)

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

ZipMilk Breastfeeding Resource Directory 
WIC breastfeeding support services 
The Baby Cafe Charitable Trust 
Open PDF file, 225.5 KB,  Educating Breastfeeding Families _ Discharge Packet Content Planning Tool (English, PDF 225.5 KB)
Open DOC file, 236.5 KB,  Educating Breastfeeding Families _ Discharge Packet Content Planning Tool (English, DOC 236.5 KB)

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)

Resources

CDC Breastfeeding Resources 
Surgeon General's Call to Action to Support Breastfeeding 
Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine Protocols  

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