Editing Childbirth (section)

====Baby Friendly Hospitals====

In 1991 the World Health Organization (WHO) launched a global programme, the [[Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative]] (BFHI), that urges birthing centres and hospitals to institute procedures that encourage mother/baby bonding and breastfeeding.  The [[Johns Hopkins Hospital]] describes the process of receiving the Baby Friendly designation:
{{blockquote|It involves changing long-standing policies, protocols and behaviors. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative includes a very rigorous credentialing process that includes a two-day site visit, where assessors evaluate policies, community partnerships and education plans, as well as interview patients, physicians and staff members.<ref name="hopkinsmedicine.org">{{cite web |title=The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative |url=https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gynecology_obstetrics/specialty_areas/birthing-services/johns-hopkins-hospital/baby-friendly.html#:~:text=The%20Baby-Friendly%20Hospital%20Initiative%20%28BFHI%29%2C%20a%20global%20program,of%20care%20for%20infant%20feeding%20and%20mother-baby%20bonding. |website=Johns Hopkins Medicine |access-date=January 9, 2022 |archive-date=9 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220109222941/https://www.hopkinsmedicine.org/gynecology_obstetrics/specialty_areas/birthing-services/johns-hopkins-hospital/baby-friendly.html#:~:text=The%20Baby-Friendly%20Hospital%20Initiative%20%28BFHI%29%2C%20a%20global%20program,of%20care%20for%20infant%20feeding%20and%20mother-baby%20bonding. |url-status=live }}</ref>}}

Every major health organisation, such as the [[Centers for Disease Control and Prevention|CDC]], supports the BFHI.  As of 2019, 28% of hospitals in the US have been accredited by the WHO.<ref name="hopkinsmedicine.org"/><ref>{{cite web |title=The CDC Guide to Breastfeeding Interventions |url=https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/bf_guide_1.pdf |website=CDC |access-date=9 January 2022 |archive-date=21 January 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20220121014658/https://www.cdc.gov/breastfeeding/pdf/bf_guide_1.pdf |url-status=live }}</ref>