NEWS ARCHIVES LACTNET , BABY FRIENDLY USA, AND OTHERS

Free resource. Newsletter from Breastfeeding Coalition of Washington (State)

August 2007 News Release Jump on the "Ban" Wagon - News from Portland, OR

BAN THE BAGS BACK LASH FROM MASSACHUSETTS LEGISLATOR

 Proposed legislation in Massachusetts could be set back for Ban the Bags

 LACTNET LINKS

• Flyer: Comparison Breastmilk and Formula

• Nestle buys Gerber Big business gets bigger

• FDA's Breast Pump Website Includes basics, choosing a pump, milk  storage, cleaning the pump.

BABY-FRIENDLY USA NEWS

FYI for 2006

• Six hospitals designated BF- Total of 55 in USA  

• Twenty-one hospitals new Certificate of Intent - Total 68 in USA

• California has the highest number of Baby-Friendly^TM  facilities

• Texas is a close second. (Maybe the Texas Ten Step Facility effort is working!)

Revised Standards and Evaluation Criteria

WHO and UNICEF have released a revision of the Baby-Friendly standards and evaluation criteria, as well as the training program.

Revisions include:

• Reinforce and/or clarify the actual meaning of the steps

• Integrate HIV/AIDS and birth intervention challenges

• Added optional modules on mother-friendly practices to the current assessment tools

• Expanded training expectations from 18 to 20 hours for maternity staff

The Board of Directors of Baby-Friendly USA will decide and schedule the phasing-in of the new expectations at the annual meeting this fall. Information will be circulated to designated and certificate of intent hospitals. Adequate time will be allowed for designated and certificate of intent facilities to integrate the new expectations of the criteria and guidelines.

Of Interest

Calculating breastfeeding rates correctly

Example:

Mother-infant pairs (MI) D/C per month = 100

Mother-infant pairs breastfeeding (B) at D/C = 85

Mother-infant pairs breastfeeding exclusively (BE) at D/C= 75

Overall breastfeeding rate=85% (B/MI = Overall rate)

Exclusive breastfeeding rate=88% (BE/B = Exclusive rate)

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