Breastfeeding best practice guidelines for nurses

The document needs to be reviewed and applied, based on the specific needs of the organization or practice setting/environment, as well as the needs and wishes of the client. [...] The promotion of breastfeeding within the context of this document includes the concepts of promotion, protection and support of breastfeeding. [...] Therefore, the panel narrowed the scope of the guideline to address best practices that were general in nature and addressed the competent to proficient level of prac- tice for nurses encountering families in both the prenatal and postnatal periods. [...] Baby-Friendly™ Initiative: “In Canada, the name of the Baby-Friendly™ Hospital Initiative has been adapted to the Baby-Friendly™ Initiative (BFI) to reflect the continuum of care for breastfeeding mothers and babies outside of the hospital environment. [...] Some of the other known breastfeeding initiatives and actions include the WHO/UNICEF “Innocenti Declaration on the Protection, Promotion and Support of Breastfeeding” (1990), the International Code of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes, the WHO Working Group on Infant Growth (1994), the WHO/UNICEF “Protecting, Promoting and Supporting Breastfeeding: The Special Role of Maternity Services” (1989)