The Baby-Friendly USA program indicates initation of breastfeeding within one hour of birth, whereas, the WHO version states 1/2 hour of birth.

baba <[log in to unmask]> wrote:  Hi LCs,





I would greatly appreciate any information especially anyone can give me on
this 

topic. 



All NYC HHC hospitals will be receiving funding to facilitate efforts to 

become Baby Friendly. I am having a meeting on tommorrow with 

representatives from OB and other departments to draft Bellevue’s 

proposal for utilization of this money.



In order for us to follow step 4: helping mothers to initiate 

breastfeeding within ½ hour of birth we will have to start helping 

those mothers that have caesarians breastfeed on the operating table. 

We are not doing this and I need to find out which hospitals are so 

that I can communicate with them and find out how. This is the 

information I’ve been asked to find out in order to propose that we 

set up the OR in our L&D to accommodate breastfeeding. 



If anyone who has been present at a caesarian birth

where breastfeeding was

facilitated on the table could describe to me the

scenario and how it was done I would really appreciate it.



My Bellevue e-mail address is [log in to unmask]



Thank you,





Barbara Holmes RD, IBCLC








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Adi Brown, RNC, IBCLC
Clarian North Medical Center
Carmel, IN




 		
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