http://breastcrawl.org/ Breast Crawl en-gb Copyright 2008 Health Education to Villages Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:00 GMT Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:00 GMT http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss nand@breastcrawl.org (Nand Wadhwani) nand@breastcrawl.org (Nand Wadhwani) http://breastcrawl.org/images/breastcrawl-rss.jpg http://breastcrawl.org/ 144 36 Breast Crawl http://breastcrawl.org/video.htm http://breastcrawl.org/video.htm Video Breast Crawl Video now available in 4 languages Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:00 GMT http://breastcrawl.org/10steps.htm http://breastcrawl.org/10steps.htm Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding Every facility providing maternity services and care for newborn infant should: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff. Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy. Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within a half-hour of birth. Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation, even if they should be separated from their infants. Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated. Practice rooming-in – allow mothers and infants to remain together – 24 hours a day. Encourage breastfeeding on demand. Give no artificial teats or pacifiers (also called dummies or soothers) to breastfeeding infants. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or clinic Thu, 31 Jul 2008 12:40:00 GMT