Country experiences with the
Baby-friendly
Hospital Initiative
Compendium of case studies
from around the world
,Compendium of case studies of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative
© United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health organization (WHO)
August 2017
Permission is required to reproduce any part of this publication.
Permissions will be freely granted to educational or non-profit organizations.
Please contact:
UNICEF
Nutrition Section, Programme Division
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
email:
Photograph Credits: See the individual case studies
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements for the individual case studies can be found at the end of each case study.
The compilation of the case studies, oversight and editing were coordinated by Maaike Arts,
UNICEF Nutrition Section, Programme Division. Support for the review of national data was
provided by Chika Hayashi, Julia Krasevec and Vrinda R Mehra, UNICEF data and Analytics
Section, Division of Data, Research and Policy. Inputs for the case study template and contacts
for possible contributors were provided by Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Department for Nutrition
for Health and Development, WHO, and the External Review Group for the Baby-friendly Hospital
Initiative (BFHI).
Authors of the introductory note: France Bégin and Maaike Arts, UNICEF Nutrition Section,
Programme Division; Lawrence Grummer-Strawn, Department for Nutrition for Health and
Development, WHO. Editorial support provided by Jessica Rodrigues, UNICEF HIV/AIDS Section,
Programme Division and Melissa Theurich.
Design: Nona Reuter.
Special thanks to UNICEF’s core donors, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United
States Fund for UNICEF which contributed to the production of this publication.
Notes on maps: These maps are stylized and not to scale and do not reflect a position by UNICEF on
the legal status of any country or territory or the delimitation of any frontiers. The dotted line represents
approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The
final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. The final boundary
between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined. The final status of the Abyei area
has not yet been determined.
,Contents
Introduction: Country experiences with the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 5
Bolivia 9
Brazil 13
China 17
Ghana 21
Ireland 25
Kenya 29
Kuwait 33
Kyrgyzstan 37
New Zealand 41
Philippines 45
Saudi Arabia 49
United States of America 53
Viet Nam 57
,
Baby-friendly
Hospital Initiative
Compendium of case studies
from around the world
,Compendium of case studies of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative
© United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) and the World Health organization (WHO)
August 2017
Permission is required to reproduce any part of this publication.
Permissions will be freely granted to educational or non-profit organizations.
Please contact:
UNICEF
Nutrition Section, Programme Division
3 United Nations Plaza
New York, NY 10017, USA
email:
Photograph Credits: See the individual case studies
Acknowledgements
Acknowledgements for the individual case studies can be found at the end of each case study.
The compilation of the case studies, oversight and editing were coordinated by Maaike Arts,
UNICEF Nutrition Section, Programme Division. Support for the review of national data was
provided by Chika Hayashi, Julia Krasevec and Vrinda R Mehra, UNICEF data and Analytics
Section, Division of Data, Research and Policy. Inputs for the case study template and contacts
for possible contributors were provided by Laurence Grummer-Strawn, Department for Nutrition
for Health and Development, WHO, and the External Review Group for the Baby-friendly Hospital
Initiative (BFHI).
Authors of the introductory note: France Bégin and Maaike Arts, UNICEF Nutrition Section,
Programme Division; Lawrence Grummer-Strawn, Department for Nutrition for Health and
Development, WHO. Editorial support provided by Jessica Rodrigues, UNICEF HIV/AIDS Section,
Programme Division and Melissa Theurich.
Design: Nona Reuter.
Special thanks to UNICEF’s core donors, the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation and the United
States Fund for UNICEF which contributed to the production of this publication.
Notes on maps: These maps are stylized and not to scale and do not reflect a position by UNICEF on
the legal status of any country or territory or the delimitation of any frontiers. The dotted line represents
approximately the Line of Control in Jammu and Kashmir agreed upon by India and Pakistan. The
final status of Jammu and Kashmir has not yet been agreed upon by the parties. The final boundary
between the Sudan and South Sudan has not yet been determined. The final status of the Abyei area
has not yet been determined.
,Contents
Introduction: Country experiences with the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative 5
Bolivia 9
Brazil 13
China 17
Ghana 21
Ireland 25
Kenya 29
Kuwait 33
Kyrgyzstan 37
New Zealand 41
Philippines 45
Saudi Arabia 49
United States of America 53
Viet Nam 57
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