Updates from BFUSA
When Nancy Ferry, RN, stepped into the role of postpartum manager at Sutter Santa Rosa Regional Hospital in March 2022, she inherited a team with strong commitment but fragmented support. Postpartum had previously been overseen by a manager who also covered a... 
Updates from BFUSA
He was there before BFUSA was BFUSA ― in the early 1990s, as part of the initial formative discussions about how to implement the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative in the United States. Then, in 1997, he became a founding member of BFUSA’s Board of Directors. And now,... 
Updates from BFUSA
At Premier Birth Center in Chantilly, Virginia, owner Dr. Emily DeRocco, is quietly working on something bigger than any single delivery: guiding her center through the process of earning Baby-Friendly designation—and using that journey to inspire local hospitals and... 
Updates from BFUSA
BFUSA is delighted to celebrate a remarkable milestone in infant feeding care, as ten hospitals across the United States have now successfully maintained their Baby-Friendly designation for over 25 years. This extraordinary achievement is a testament to their... 
Updates from BFUSA
BFUSA would like to express our deep gratitude to Casey Bland, RN, MSN as she concludes her four years of service on the BFUSA Board of Directors. We thank her for her leadership, insight, and commitment to evidence-based infant feeding care. Casey brought to our... 
Updates from BFUSA
After 13 years as a member of BFUSA’s Board of Directors — two of them as Board Chair — Ann Brownlee Sykora, PhD, is stepping away from her governance role at the end of this year. Ann’s contribution to BFUSA and the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) cannot be... 