Course contents

Introduction

  1. 1 Welcome to Breastfeeding Policy Orientation
    1. 1.1 What is a Policy?
  2. 2 Breastfeeding Policy and Procedures
  3. 3 What should I remember?

The Baby Friendly Initiative

  1. 1 The Steps
    1. 1.1 The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
    2. 1.2 The Seven-point Plan to Promote, Protect and Support Breastfeeding in the Community*
    3. 1.3 Integrated Ten Steps (Breastfeeding Committee for Canada)
    4. 1.4 What should I remember?

Steps 1 & 2; Points 1 & 2

  1. 1 1: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communciated to all healthcare staff
    1. 1.1 Implementation
    2. 1.2 Activity
  2. 2 2: Health professional education in order to implement the policy
    1. 2.1 Implementation
      1. 2.1.1 Educational component
      2. 2.1.2 Clinical competency
  3. 3 Refer to the Breastfeeding Policy
  4. 4 What should I remember?

Step/Point 3

  1. 1 Breastfeeding education during pregnancy
    1. 1.1 Information to be discussed
      1. 1.1.1 Review your knowledge
    2. 1.2 Implementation
    3. 1.3 Activity
    4. 1.4 Beware!
    5. 1.5 Refer to the Policy
    6. 1.6 What should I remember?

Initiating, managing & maintaining breastfeeding

  1. 1 Initiating, managing & maintaining breastfeeding

Initiating breastfeeding

  1. 1 Step 4
    1. 1.1 Implementing skin-to-skin contact
      1. 1.1.1 Initial resuscitation of the neonate
    2. 1.2 The first breastfeed
    3. 1.3 Refer to your Policy
  2. 2 What should I remember?

Managing Breastfeeding

  1. 1 Positioning and Latching to the Breast
  2. 2 When mothers and babies are separated
  3. 3 Implementation
  4. 4 Refer to your Policy
  5. 5 What should I remember?

Maintenance of breastfeeding

  1. 1 Exclusive breastfeeding
  2. 2 The use of dummies (pacifiers)
  3. 3 Commencing complementary foods
  4. 4 Overt support of breastfeeding
  5. 5 Refer to your Policy
  6. 6 Activity
  7. 7 What should I remember?

Step 10 / Point 7

  1. 1 Implementation
  2. 2 What should I remember?

Point 6

  1. 1 Point 6: Provide a welcoming atmosphere for breastfeeding families.

Breast-milk Substitutes

  1. 1 Safe preparation of breastmilk substitutes
  2. 2 Implementation
  3. 3 Refer to your Policy
  4. 4 What should I remember?

The WHO Code

  1. 1 International Code on the Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes
    1. 1.1 Aim of the Code
    2. 1.2 Scope of the Code
  2. 2 Review your Policy
    1. 2.1 Implementation
  3. 3 What should I remember?

Infant & Young Child Feeding

  1. 1 Global Strategy for Infant and Young Child Feeding