Outline WHO/UNICEF's 10 steps for successful breastfeeding.
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1. Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff. 2. Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy. 3. Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding. 4. Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within half an hour of birth. 5. Show mothers how to breastfeed and maintain lactation, even if they are separated from their infants. 6. Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated. 7. Practice rooming-in - allow mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day. 8. Encourage breastfeeding on demand. 9. Give no artificial teats or pacifiers to breastfeeding infants. 10. Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or clinic.
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WHO/UNICEF's 10 Steps for Successful Breastfeeding
Step 1: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff. - The policy should include a statement that breastfeeding is the normal way to feed infants and that it should be supported and encouraged.
Step 2: Train all health care staff in the skills necessary to implement the Ten Steps. - Health care staff should be trained on how to support and encourage breastfeeding, how to troubleshoot common problems, and how to refer mothers to support groups.
Step 3: Inform all pregnant women about the benefits of breastfeeding. - Pregnant women should be given information about the benefits of breastfeeding, including how it can help to protect their babies from illness and disease.
Step 4: Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth. - Mothers should be encouraged to start breastfeeding as soon as possible after birth, even if they are having a cesarean section.
Step 5: Show mothers how to breastfeed. - Health care staff should show mothers how to position their babies correctly for breastfeeding and how to latch on.
Step 6: Support mothers to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of life. - Mothers should be encouraged to breastfeed exclusively for the first six months of life, without giving their babies any other food or drink, including water.
Step 7: Offer no artificial teats or pacifiers to breastfeeding infants. - Artificial teats and pacifiers can interfere with breastfeeding, so they should not be offered to breastfeeding infants.
Step 8: Encourage mothers to practice rooming-in with their babies. - Rooming-in allows mothers and babies to stay together 24 hours a day, which can help to promote breastfeeding.
Step 9: Support mothers to return home and continue breastfeeding. - Mothers should be given support and information on how to continue breastfeeding after they return home from the hospital.
Step 10: Foster a supportive breastfeeding environment. - Families, communities, and workplaces should be supportive of breastfeeding mothers.