Baby friendly hospital
The WHO / UNICEF Initiative Baby Friendly Hospital and Baby-Friendly Hospital (BFHI from English Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative ) is committed to improving conditions in maternity hospitals to view the parent-child bond to protect and the Pacific to promote.
history
WHO and UNICEF launched the international Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) program in 1991 .
Basis and criteria
The criteria are based on the international guidelines of the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund UNICEF. They are the substantive basis for the certification of an obstetrics and paediatrics facility as baby-friendly .
implementation
This initiative is now being implemented in 152 countries. In the German-speaking countries, it is through
- "Baby-friendly" according to BESt criteria (Germany),
- "Baby-friendly Hospital" (Austria) or
- "Baby-friendly hospital" (Switzerland) implemented.
Implementation in individual countries
Germany
The initiative is implemented through the “baby-friendly” quality seal in accordance with BESt criteria. The certification authority is ClarCert.
Austria
The Austrian BFHI initiative is part of the Austrian Network of Health Promoting Hospitals and Health Institutions (ONGKG). The ONGKG is responsible for the certification of the facilities. As of September 2015, 15 hospitals were certified.
Switzerland
Swiss hospitals that meet the quality criteria of the “Baby-Friendly Spital Initiative” (BFHI) from UNICEF and WHO awards UNICEF Switzerland the “Baby-Friendly Spital” quality label. As of summer 2015, 31 hospitals and birth centers were certified.
Web links
- Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative at WHO (English)
- Baby-friendly hospital on UNICEF Switzerland
- "Baby-friendly" initiative. (Germany)
Individual evidence
- ↑ European Institute for Breastfeeding and Lactation: The "Baby-friendly Hospital" initiative - BFHI , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ^ WHO: Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative , accessed February 15, 2016
- ↑ Baby-friendly: Initiative , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ↑ Baby - friendly Baby - friendly maternity hospital , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ^ Association of Breastfeeding and Lactation Consultants Austria (VSLÖ): Baby-friendly Hospital Initiative - Baby-Freundliches Krankenhaus (BFHI) , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ^ ONGKG: Information about certification , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ^ ONGKG: Baby-friendly Hospitals in Austria (as of September 2015) , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ↑ UNICEF Switzerland: Baby Freundliches Spital , accessed on February 15, 2016
- ↑ UNICEF Switzerland: Baby Friendly Hospitals and Birth Centers ( Memento of the original from February 15, 2016 in the Internet Archive ) Info: The archive link has been inserted automatically and has not yet been checked. Please check the original and archive link according to the instructions and then remove this notice. , accessed February 15, 2016
