About the Baby-Friendly Initiative and Infant Feeding Policy
https://libcat.nshealth.ca/en/permalink/chpams38215
Nova Scotia Health Authority. South Shore Regional Hospital. Women and Children Health Services.
Halifax, NS:
Nova Scotia Health Authority
, 2023.
- Pamphlet Number
- 2365
- Available Online
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The Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) is an international program created to support parents, babies, and families by supporting families to make an informed decision about how they feed their baby, promoting practices that give parents and babies a healthy start, and protecting families from marketing pressures. All hospitals and public health units in Nova Scotia Health are working towards becoming designated as Baby-Friendly. The IWK became designated in 2019. This pamphlet explains what staff …
- Available Online
- View Pamphlet
- Corporate Author
- Nova Scotia Health Authority. South Shore Regional Hospital. Women and Children Health Services
- Alternate Title
- About the BFI and IFP
- Place of Publication
- Halifax, NS
- Publisher
- Nova Scotia Health Authority
- Date of Publication
- 2023
- Format
- Pamphlet
- Language
- English
- Physical Description
- 1 electronic document ([2] p.) : digital, PDF file
- Subjects (MeSH)
- Infant
- Nutrition
- Breast Feeding
- Subjects (LCSH)
- Infants--Nutrition
- Breastfeeding
- Specialty
- Gynecology
- Abstract
- The Baby-Friendly Initiative (BFI) is an international program created to support parents, babies, and families by supporting families to make an informed decision about how they feed their baby, promoting practices that give parents and babies a healthy start, and protecting families from marketing pressures. All hospitals and public health units in Nova Scotia Health are working towards becoming designated as Baby-Friendly. The IWK became designated in 2019. This pamphlet explains what staff at a Baby-Friendly facility will help you to do. It also gives information about Nova Scotia Health and IWK Health's Infant Feeding Policy. A link for more information is included.
- Responsibility
- Prepared by: Women and Children Health Services, South Shore Regional Hospital
- Pamphlet Number
- 2365
