BFHI Association News

Araújo R. G. de Matos Fonseca V. de Oliveira M. I. C. Ramos E. G. (2019). External evaluation and self-monitoring of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative’s maternity hospitals in Brazil. International Breastfeeding Journal, 14, 1. https://doi.org/10.1186/s13006-018-0195-4

Bookhart L. H. Anstey E. H. Kramer M. R. Perrine C. G. Ramakrishnan U. Young M. F. (2023). A dose-response relationship found between the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding indicators and in-hospital exclusive breastfeeding in US hospitals. Birth, 50(4), 916–922. https://doi.org/10.1111/birt.12742

Hernández-Aguilar M.-T. (2023). BFHI network news brief: 2022 survey results. Journal of Human Lactation, 39(1), 178. https://doi.org/10.1177/08903344221133313

Kramer M. S. Chalmers B. Hodnett E. D. Sevkovskaya Z. Dzikovich I. Shapiro S. Collet J. P. Vanilovich I. Mezen I. Ducruet T. Shishko G. Zubovich V. Mknuik D. Gluchanina E. Dombrovskiy V. Ustinovitch A. Kot T. Bogdanovich N. Ovchinikova L. . . . PROBIT Study Group. (2001). Promotion of Breastfeeding Intervention Trial (PROBIT): A randomized trial in the Republic of Belarus. JAMA, 285(4), 413–420. https://doi.org/10.1001/jama.285.4.413

Pérez-Escamilla R. Martinez J. L. Segura-Pérez S. (2016). Impact of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: A systematic review. Maternal & Child Nutrition, 12(3), 402–417. https://doi.org/10.1111/mcn.12294

Saadeh R. Akré J. (1996). Ten steps to successful breastfeeding: A summary of the rationale and scientific evidence. Birth, 23(3), 154–160. https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1523-536x.1996.tb00476.x

World Health Organization, & United Nations Children’s Fund. (2020). Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: The revised Baby-friendly Hospital initiative: 2018 implementation guidance: frequently asked questions. https://iris.who.int/handle/10665/330824