baby friendly

BABY FRIENDLY HOSPITAL INITIATIVE

Group members:

PRIYA PRASHNA

ROBINA

CONTENT

International programme launched in 1991 by WHO & UNICEF.

Aim- increase breastfeeding rates globally.

Adopt practices to promote and support breastfeeding from birth

(Source: www.unicef.org/programme/breastfeeding/baby.html

INTRODUCTION

Provide nutrition Protects against infection

Prevents diarrhoea Promotes recovery of the sick child

BENEFITS FOR INFANT

Weight loss

Saves money

Long term health effect

Bonds mother and the infant

BENEFITS FOR MOTHER

Better health, nutrition and

well- being Economic benefits

BENEFITS FOR FAMILY

Emotional environment

No nurses required

Safer in emergencies

Improve hospital image

BENEFITS FOR HOSPITAL

Environment friendly

Less medical expense

Less food expense

BENEFITS FOR ENVIRONMENT

152 countries West and central Africa Eastern and southern Africa American and the Caribbean's Pacific

COUNTRIES AND ACHIEVEMENTS

Implement this program in islands

Also making resorts baby –friendly

Assessing the program

FUTURE

Increase in the number of baby friendly hospitals and show some chronological correlation with the trend in breast feeding rate. Although it is not possible to attribute this increase to the BFHI alone, but there is a ongoing interest in implementing the ten steps

CONCLUSION

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