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The breastfeeding "Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative" could be harmful to new mothers / babies

By Hicbd
Sun Jul 7 2024 11:35 am

"However, a small but vocal group of pediatricians and nurses, led by the nonprofit Fed Is Best, has begun to criticize some of the strategies that Baby-Friendly hospitals use, arguing that not only do they unduly pressure mothers to breastfeed, but that the designation also may not improve breastfeeding rates in the first year of life as intended...On the Fed Is Best website, parents and health care providers tell stories of babies who were dropped or nearly suffocated by exhausted moms trying to breastfeed."

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https://www.nytimes.com/2020/04/18/parenting/pregnancy/baby-friendly-hospital.html
https://fedisbest.org/2019/11/u-s-study-shows-baby-friendly-does-not-work/
https://undark.org/2020/04/08/baby-friendly-hospitals/
https://www.frontiersin.org/journals/global-womens-health/articles/10.3389/fgwh.2020.00003/full

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Hospitals Postpartum Care / Depression U.S. Healthcare Breastfeeding / Breast Milk / Baby Formula Global Public Health U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS) Maternal Health / Motherhood / Postpartum Care Medical Malpractice Childbirth / Pregnancy Labor / Caesareans / C-Sections World Health Organization (WHO) Global Health Gynecology / OB-GYNs / Midwives / Doulas Lawsuits / Personal Injury UNICEF (nonprofit)

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