Ten Steps

Recognizing the important approach to improving global breastfeeding practices

This document addresses the application of the BFHI principles for small, sick, and premature newborns and their mothers in neonatal wards.

The materials in this training course complement existing courses and can be used as part of the pre-service education of health workers.

This guide presents a comprehensive competency verification toolkit to assess staff competency in implement the Ten Steps.

This FAQ document aims to provide health workers with information on their specific roles and responsibilities in protecting breastfeeding.

This joint report presents the global situation of early initiation of breastfeeding and describes trends over the past ten years.

The Ten Steps summarize a package of policies & procedures that facilities providing maternity & newborn services should implement to support breastfeeding.

The objective of this guideline is to provide global, evidence-informed recommendations on breastfeeding counselling, as a public health intervention.

This updated implementation guidance is intended for all those who set policy for, or offer care to, pregnant women, families and infants.

The purpose of this protocol is to offer a ‘‘Model Maternity Policy Supportive of Breastfeeding,’’ which includes an ‘‘Infant Feeding Policy.’’

This set of case studies documents country experiences in implementing the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) over the first 25 years of its existence

This report provides an analysis of the current status of the BFHI in countries around the world.

This systematic review examines the impact of BFHI implementation on breastfeeding and child health outcomes worldwide and in the United States.

This integrated course is designed to give health workers the competencies required to carry out effective counseling for breastfeeding.