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Have a written breastfeeding policy that is
routinely communicated to all health care staff. |
| 2
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Train all health care staff in skills necessary
to implement this policy. |
| 3
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Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and
management of breastfeeding. |
| 4
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Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one
hour of birth. |
| 5
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Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain
lactation, even if they are separated from their infants. |
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Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk,
unless medically indicated. |
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Practice “rooming in”-- allow mothers
and infants to remain together 24 hours a day. |
| 8
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Encourage breastfeeding on demand. |
| 9
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Give no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding
infants. |
| 10
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Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support
groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or
clinic |
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