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Baby Friendly USA

@babyfriendlyusa

Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. is the accrediting body for the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States.

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- UnityPoint Health-Meriter, Madison, WI - Advocate Illinois Masonic Med Ctr, Chicago, IL - University Hosp, Newark, NJ - Jersey Shore University Med Ctr, Neptune City, NJ - Ascension Macomb-Oakland Hosp, Warren, MI - Centura Health-St. Francis Med Ctr, Colorado Springs, CO

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- Memorial Hermann Memorial City Med Ctr, Houston, TX - St. Jude Med Ctr, Fullerton, CA - Riverside Univ Health System-Med Ctr, Moreno Valley, CA - Mercy Southwest Hospital, Bakersfield, CA - SSM Health St. Anthony Hosp, Oklahoma City, OK - Corona Regional Med Ctr, Corona, CA

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What does it take to sustain Baby-Friendly designation for 25+ years? Hear from leaders at Northeastern Vermont Regional Hospital (NVRH) and EvergreenHealth babyfriendlyusa.org/news/what-does…

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Congrats to these facilities designated/re-designated in Feb: Des: - Siloam Springs Reg Hosp, Siloam Springs, AZ Re-Des: - San Joaquin Gen Hosp, French Camp, CA - Ascension Sacred Heart, Pensacola, FL - University Med Ctr, Lubbock, TX - Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hosp, Camden, NJ

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Did you know? According to the CDC, 74% of Black infants are ever breastfed, which is below the national average of 83%. BFUSA is dedicated to reducing & eliminating this disparity. #BMHW23 blackmamasmatter.org/2023-black-mat…

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Saint Luke's North Hospital is proud to be one of only a handful of Missouri hospitals designated as a Baby-Friendly hospital by Baby Friendly USA. We are incredibly proud of the hard work our staff has put into receiving this designation. Learn more: bit.ly/4115bT9

Saint Luke's North Hospital is proud to be one of only a handful of Missouri hospitals designated as a Baby-Friendly hospital by <a href="/BabyFriendlyUSA/">Baby Friendly USA</a>.

We are incredibly proud of the hard work our staff has put into receiving this designation. Learn more: bit.ly/4115bT9
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šŸ“¢The newly passed PUMP Act guarantees nearly all workers nationwide the right to time and space to pump milk on the job. Visit our new resource with A Better Balance to know your rights under this critical new law & how to make a back-to-work plan: pregnantatwork.org/wp-content/upl…

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The newly passed PUMP Act guarantees nearly all workers nationwide the right to time and space to pump milk on the job. Visit our new resource with Center for WorkLife Law (on bsky.social) to know your rights under this critical new law & how to make a back-to-work plan: abetterbalance.org/resources/talk…

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BFUSA would like to draw your attention to the excellent presentations and panel discussion which supported the launch of a three-paper series in The Lancet. babyfriendlyusa.org/news/authors-o…

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Redesignated Baby-Friendly in May: Lovelace Women’s Hosp, Albuquerque, NM Candler Hosp, Savannah, GA VCU Med Ctr, Richmond, VA ECU Hlth Med Ctr, Greenville, SC Tampa Gen Hosp, Tampa, FL Advocate Trinity Hosp, Chicago, IL Jackson South Med Ctr, Miami, FL UNC Hosps, Chapel Hill, NC

Redesignated Baby-Friendly in May:
Lovelace Women’s Hosp, Albuquerque, NM
Candler Hosp, Savannah, GA
VCU Med Ctr, Richmond, VA
ECU Hlth Med Ctr, Greenville, SC
Tampa Gen Hosp, Tampa, FL
Advocate Trinity Hosp, Chicago, IL
Jackson South Med Ctr, Miami, FL
UNC Hosps, Chapel Hill, NC
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These wonderful facilities were designated Baby-Friendly in May: - Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills, PA - Baptist Health Medical Center, North Little Rock, AR - Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, NC Congrats to all!!

These wonderful facilities were designated Baby-Friendly in May:  

- Jefferson Hospital, Jefferson Hills, PA 
- Baptist Health Medical Center, North Little Rock, AR 
- Duke Regional Hospital, Durham, NC  

Congrats to all!!
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Things don’t always go as planned for moms who enter the hospital with a goal of breastfeeding. Some popular social media videos have recently put forth some inaccurate information on this subject and BFUSA would like to set the record straight. babyfriendlyusa.org/news/what-shou…

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Congrats to these wonderful facilities newly- or re-designated Baby-Friendly in June: New: MedStar Southern Maryland Hospital Ctr, Clinton, MD Re-Designated: Harbor-UCLA Medical Ctr, Torrance, CA Yale New Haven Hospital, New Haven, CT Jamaica Hospital Medical Ctr, Jamaica, NY

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Facilities re-designated in June: OSF Heart of Mary Med Ctr, Urbana, IL Livingston HealthCare, Livingston, MT Sarasota Memorial Hosp, Sarasota, FL Northside Hosp Gwinnett, Lawrenceville, GA Capital Hlth Med Ctr, Pennington, NJ St. Catherine of Siena Medical Center, Smithtown, NY

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Baby-Friendly's rooming-in policies are often misunderstood. BFUSA would like to set the record straight. We spoke with Lori Feldman-Winter, MD, MPH, about this issue. babyfriendlyusa.org/news/what-shou…

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August is National Breastfeeding Month! USBC's 2023 theme, This is Our Why, was conceived to shine a light on the many and varying reasons why this work is so important and center the conversation on the babies and families who need our support. #NBM23

August is National Breastfeeding Month! USBC's 2023 theme, This is Our Why, was conceived to shine a light on the many and varying reasons why this work is so important and center the conversation on the babies and families who need our support. 
#NBM23
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Congratulations to these wonderful facilities re-designated Baby-Friendly in August: Fairview Hospital, Cleveland, OH Long Island Jewish, Forest Hills, NY St. Mary Medical Center, Hobart, IN MedStar St. Mary’s Hospital, Leonardtown, MD Fairview Hospital, Great Barrington, MA