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Overview

NICHQ, with support from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), is leading a nationwide effort in close partnership with Baby-Friendly USA to help hospitals improve maternity care and increase the number of Baby-Friendly hospitals in the United States. 89 hospitals have been recruited from across the country to participate in a 22-month learning collaborative to make system-level changes to maternity care practices in pursuit of Baby-Friendly designation.

Working Toward Baby-Friendly: Improving Breastfeeding Support in US Hospitals


Video Summary: Follow the stories of four hospitals that have not yet achieved Baby-Friendly status as they begin their journey in NICHQ's Best Fed Beginnings quality improvement project. Watch as Barnes-Jewish Hospital (Missouri) works on patient-centered care, Presbyterian Hospital (New Mexico) increases skin-to-skin contact, Christiana Hospital (Delaware) focuses on staff buy-in and the University of Alabama at Birmingham Hospital catalyzes the community by changing misconceptions around breastfeeding. Since these hospitals were in the process of improvement when this video was filmed, some of the practices presented do not fully adhere to Baby-Friendly standards.

To read more on Baby-Friendly designation, please click here.

Announcements

  • The word is spreading about Best Fed Beginnings! Check out the Newsroom to view the local and national press about the project.
  • Best Fed Beginnings has concluded a successful recruitment process.  Click here to read our press release.  Click here to see a list of the selected hospitals.  Thanks to all the hospitals who applied!

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If you have any questions about this project, please contact us at bfbrecruitment@nichq.org.

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