Impact of the Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative on breastfeeding and child health outcomes: a systematic review

• Published in: Maternal and child nutrition Vol. 12; no. 3; pp. 402 - 417
• Main Authors: Pérez-Escamilla, Rafael, Martinez, Josefa L., Segura-Pérez, Sofia
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: England Blackwell Publishing Ltd 01.07.2016; John Wiley and Sons Inc
• Subjects: Africa South of the Sahara; Asia; Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative; Breast Feeding; breastfeeding protection; Child Health; Europe; Female; Health Education; Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice; Health Promotion - methods; Hospitals; Humans; Infant; Observational Studies as Topic; Program Evaluation; promotion and support; Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic; Review; Social Support; Treatment Outcome; United Nations; United States; World Health Organization; Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative; child health; breastfeeding protection; promotion and support

The Baby‐friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a key component of the World Health Organization/United Nations Children's Fund Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding. The primary aim of this narrative systematic review was to examine the impact of BFHI implementation on breastfeedi...