San Diego - Good News
Scripps Memorial Hospital Encinitas has been designated as the only "Baby-Friendly" hospital in San Diego County! This designation was awarded by Baby-Friendly USA, which implemented the UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States.
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), launched in 1991, is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). BFHI encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Based on the "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding," this prestigious international award recognizes hospitals and birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence and skills to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their newborns.
UCSD Medical Center in San Diego is currently working toward Baby-Friendly certification.
For more information on the Baby Friendly Initiative, go to http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/eng/03.html
The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), launched in 1991, is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). BFHI encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Based on the "Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding," this prestigious international award recognizes hospitals and birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence and skills to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their newborns.
UCSD Medical Center in San Diego is currently working toward Baby-Friendly certification.
For more information on the Baby Friendly Initiative, go to http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/eng/03.html
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