Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff.
Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy.
Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding.
Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within a half-hour of birth. Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation, even if they should be
separated from their infants. Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated. Practice rooming-in -- allow mothers and infants to remain together - 24 hours a day. Encourage breastfeeding on demand. Give no artificial pacifiers (also called dummies or soothers) to breastfeeding infants. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on
discharge from the hospital or clinic
Every facility providing maternity services and care for newborn infants should:
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