Course contents
Introduction
- 1 Welcome to Breastfeeding Policy Orientation
- 2 Breastfeeding Policy and Procedures
- 3 What should I remember?
The Baby Friendly Initiative
Steps 1 & 2; Points 1 & 2
- 1 1: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communciated to all healthcare staff
- 1.1 Implementation
- 1.2 Activity
- 2 2: Health professional education in order to implement the policy
- 2.1 Implementation
- 2.1.1 Educational component
- 2.1.2 Clinical competency
- 2.1 Implementation
- 3 Refer to the Breastfeeding Policy
- 4 What should I remember?
Step/Point 3
- 1 Breastfeeding education during pregnancy
- 1.1 Information to be discussed
- 1.1.1 Review your knowledge
- 1.2 Implementation
- 1.3 Activity
- 1.4 Beware!
- 1.5 Refer to the Policy
- 1.6 What should I remember?
- 1.1 Information to be discussed
Initiating, managing & maintaining breastfeeding
Initiating breastfeeding
Managing Breastfeeding
- 1 Positioning and Latching to the Breast
- 2 When mothers and babies are separated
- 3 Implementation
- 4 Refer to your Policy
- 5 What should I remember?
Maintenance of breastfeeding
- 1 Exclusive breastfeeding
- 2 The use of dummies (pacifiers)
- 3 Commencing complementary foods
- 4 Overt support of breastfeeding
- 5 Refer to your Policy
- 6 Activity
- 7 What should I remember?
Step 10 / Point 7
Point 6
Breast-milk Substitutes
- 1 Safe preparation of breastmilk substitutes
- 2 Implementation
- 3 Refer to your Policy
- 4 What should I remember?
The WHO Code
- 1 International Code on the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
- 1.1 Aim of the Code
- 1.2 Scope of the Code
- 2 Review your Policy
- 2.1 Implementation
- 3 What should I remember?