The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for lactation. The BFHI assists hospitals in giving breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so.

• View the list of Baby-Friendly Hospitals in the United States.
• Report from the US Department of Health and Human Services
• Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative USA Home Page
• Information on the UNICEF Web Site
• Information from the National Center for Chronic Disease Prevention and Health Promotion

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