Evidence Level: Mixed. Aligns with MCHbest strategy 4.6 "Hospital Policies" (https://www.mchevidence.org/tools/strategies/4-6.php). Find other NPM 4 Practice-level strategies in MCHbest.
Alignment with field-based evidence through Innovation Hub: Best. Aligns with Hospital breastfeeding quality improvement and staff training demonstration project as documented by Baby Steps to Breastfeeding Success (AZ) in AMCHP's Innovation Hub.
Measurement Quadrant: Quadrant 2: Measuring quality of effort (% of reach; satisfaction)
Service Type: Enabling services level of pyramid
Essential Public Health Services: 6. Utilize legal and regulatory actions
Service Recipient: Activities related to systems-building
Goal: By increasing the number of Michigan birthing hospitals with Baby-Friendly designation, the proportion of live births that occur in Michigan birthing hospitals that provide recommended care for lactating mothers and their babies will increase.
Numerator: Number of Michigan birthing hospitals with Baby-Friendly designation
Denominator: Number of Michigan birthing hospitals
Significance: Baby-Friendly designated birthing hospitals and centers 1) promote breastfeeding as the best method of infant feeding; 2) implement evidence-based practices to support breastfeeding and lactation; 3) facilitate informed health care decision-making for mothers and families; 4) ensure health care delivery that is sensitive to cultural and social diversity, 5) protect mothers and families from false or misleading product promotion and advertising, and 6) educate parents on safe and appropriate methods for formula mixing, handling, storage, and feeding when a mother has chosen not to breastfeed or has chosen to supplement. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program launched by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund in 1991 to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that provide the best level of care for infant feeding and mother/baby bonding. Baby-Friendly designation is built on the implementation of Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding and the International Code of Marketing of Breast-Milk Substitutes, which empowers birthing facilities to examine maternity care policies and procedures, requires training and skill building for all levels of staff, and involves the development of quality assurance mechanisms within all aspects of maternity care operations. Baby-Friendly designated birthing hospitals and centers support healthy outcomes for both baby and mom, and can help to reduce breastfeeding disparities, especially within communities of color and low socioeconomic status communities.
Data Sources and Data Issues: Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. (BFUSA)
Year: 2023
Unit Type: Percentage, Unit Number: 100
