Important Information – Just in Time for World Breastfeeding Week August 4, 2020 Welcome to World Breastfeeding Week! World Breastfeeding Week is celebrated every year from August 1 - 7 to commemorate the Innocenti Declaration. This milestone document was signed in August 1990 by... Read More

Update on BFUSA Search for New CEO July 1, 2020 Dear Colleagues, As we announced in May, Baby-Friendly USA CEO Trish MacEnroe will be retiring at the end of this calendar year. The BFUSA Board is conducting a national search to... Read More

New Study: In-Hospital Formula Feeding Linked to Earlier Weaning June 10, 2020 An important new study in the journal Pediatrics has found that in-hospital formula feeding is linked to earlier weaning from breastfeeding, with infants exposed to formula in the hospital... Read More

BFUSA Initiates Search for New CEO May 19, 2020 An Important Announcement from Baby-Friendly USA Dear Colleagues, Trish MacEnroe has informed the Baby-Friendly USA (BFUSA) Board of Directors that, after more than ten years as the Executive Director/CEO of... Read More

Now More Than Ever, Baby-Friendly Facilities Must Protect Parents from Commercial Interests April 10, 2020 Dear Colleagues, On March 26, BFUSA announced that, in order to support facilities in assisting mothers to access adequate nutrition for their babies during the COVID-19 crisis, we would relax... Read More

Coronavirus Update #2 March 26, 2020 The entire team at Baby-Friendly USA sends our deepest gratitude to all healthcare providers, staff and first responders for the heroic work you are doing to provide incredible care... Read More

Coronavirus Update March 17, 2020 This message contains important information regarding issues related to the COVID-19 outbreak. Our thoughts are with all hospital personnel, specifically those providing direct care to patients. We are also... Read More

Revised Guidance About the Infant-Driven Feeding Training Program March 6, 2020 [fusion_builder_container hundred_percent="no" equal_height_columns="no" menu_anchor="" hide_on_mobile="small-visibility,medium-visibility,large-visibility" class="" id="" background_color="" background_image="" background_position="center center" background_repeat="no-repeat" fade="no" background_parallax="none" parallax_speed="0.3" video_mp4="" video_webm="" video_ogv="" video_url="" video_aspect_ratio="16:9" video_loop="yes" video_mute="yes" overlay_color="" video_preview_image="" border_size="" border_color="" border_style="solid" padding_top="" padding_bottom=""... Read More

New Year's Resolutions January 17, 2020 New Year’s Greetings from Baby-Friendly USA! 2020 will be a very important year for the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the US. In December, BFUSA released Interim Guidelines and Evaluation... Read More

There Are Now More than 600 Baby-Friendly Designated Facilities in the US! December 16, 2019 Mississippi Leads the Way... The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) has reached another important milestone: over 600 birthing facilities are now Baby-Friendly designated in the US, representing more than 28% of... Read More

Baby-Friendly USA Releases Interim Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria December 9, 2019 BFUSA is pleased to announce that we have released Interim Guidelines and Evaluation Criteria (GEC) for assessments taking place between February 1, 2020 and December 31, 2022. The Interim Guidelines... Read More

What SHOULD Happen When Baby Does Not Get Enough Milk from Mom December 3, 2019 It is perhaps the most important and complex question for hospital staff and medical professionals caring for newborn babies with mothers wishing to breastfeed: what are the proper procedures... Read More

New Study Shows Baby-Friendly Practices Associated with Decreased Rates of Early Infant Deaths November 18, 2019 A new study published this week in the Journal of Pediatrics shows increased rates of implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) are associated with decreased rates of infant... Read More

Fact vs. FIB: Follow-Up November 15, 2019 Earlier this week, we published an article showing that higher Baby-Friendly penetration rates are clearly associated with higher breastfeeding initiation rates across the country and across time. This finding... Read More