QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department is working with reduced space, which may lead to delays for those with less urgent concerns. Learn more here.
Starting Saturday, December 14, the entrance to the QEII Halifax Infirmary Emergency Department will change to 1840 Bell Road. Learn more.
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The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative to support breastfeeding in hospitals and health centres around the world. The Breastfeeding Committee of Canada administers the designation process in Canada based on the WHO/UNICEF “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” for hospitals and birthing centres. Canada now has 44 Baby-Friendly health facilities that operate with the gold standard in breastfeeding promotion. Globally,154 countries and 21,000 health care facilities have been awarded Baby-Friendly status.
Resources for patients
- What is the Baby-Friendly Initiative?
- NSHA/IWK Infant Feeding Policy
- NSH pregnancy and parenting educational resources
- Government of Nova Scotia Breastfeeding Basics
Resources for staff
- Bringing Evidence to Practice: Introducing the Baby-Friendly Initiative. (youtube video)
- Ten Steps Poster (.pdf)
- "Together We Are Baby-Friendly" poster
- BFI Arabic Poster 2020_Areas of Care (.pdf)
- BFI Arabic Poster 2020_Generic (.pdf)
- BFI Arabic Poster 2020_PH PC W&C (.pdf)
- InfantFeedingBFI Eng WEB (.pdf)
- InfantFeedingBFI Fre WEB (.pdf)
- Investing in a Baby-Friendly Nova Scotia infographic (.pdf)
- NSHA/IWK Infant Feeding Policy Information Pamphlet for staff, physicians and volunteers