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The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to support breastfeeding in hospitals and health centres around the world. The Breastfeeding Committee of Canada administers the designation process in Canada based on the WHO/UNICEF “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” for hospitals and birthing centres. Canada now has 44 Baby-Friendly health facilities that operate with the gold standard in breastfeeding promotion. Globally,154 countries and 21,000 health care facilities have been awarded Baby-Friendly status.
Resources for patients
- What is the Baby-Friendly Initiative?
- NSHA/IWK Infant Feeding Policy (.pdf)
- Pregnancy and Parenting Educational Resources
- Breastfeeding Basics
Resources for staff
- Bringing Evidence to Practice: Introducing the Baby-Friendly Initiative (Youtube Video)
- "Together We Are Baby-Friendly" posters
- BFI - (English) (.pdf)
- BFI - (French) (.pdf)
- BFI - (Mi'kmaq) (.pdf)
- BFI - (Arabic) (.pdf)
- BFI - Areas of Care - (Arabic) (.pdf)
- BFI - Ask Us - (Arabic) (.pdf)
- Investing in a Baby-Friendly Nova Scotia - Infographic (.pdf)
- NSHA/IWK Infant Feeding Policy Information for Staff, Physicians, and Volunteers (.pdf)