Human Milk - Well Baby Track October Update

Currently 28 hospitals are collaborating to increase the exclusive use of human milk for the term newborn. This month these teams have been collecting baseline data in order to understand the current practices and rates of exclusivity. The initiative will kick-off officially with a learning session for registered teams in either Raleigh on January 18 2011 or in Winston Salem on January 20 2011.

This work will dovetail with the NC Division of Public Health initiative, the N.C. Maternity Center Breastfeeding-Friendly designation, designed to recognize maternity centers that have taken steps to promote, protect, and support breastfeeding in their organizations.  The new NC program awards a star for every two steps achieved in the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding as defined by the World Health Organization and Baby-Friendly, USA.