Download or read book Baby-friendly Hospital and Breastfeeding Success written by Jodi Haberstroh and published by . This book was released on 2015 with total page 0 pages. Available in PDF, EPUB and Kindle. Book excerpt: The purpose of this study is to identify whether becoming a Baby-Friendly Hospital and implementing Baby-Friendly's Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding will affect a mother's initiation and duration of breastfeeding her baby. Scientific evidence supports that breastfeeding is best for the healthy growth and development of babies and is the most normal way for infants to be nourished. The World Health Organization (WHO) recommends exclusive breastfeeding up to 6 months of age. Although 80% of babies start out breastfeeding, only 22% of them are exclusively breastfed for 6 months as recommended (US Department of Health and Human Services, 2015). Research studies show how hospitals practice can make a difference in a mother's success. This paper provides written research that concludes if a hospital is designated Baby-Friendly its breastfeeding rates are higher. It utilizes correlational studies that show hospitals who implement the Baby-Friendly's Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, give their mothers more support with proper information, confidence, and skills necessary to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies (Baby-Friendly USA Inc, 2012). The Self-Efficacy Theory is used to build patient relationships, while increasing a mother's motivation to complete her breastfeeding goal. Rates of initiation and exclusivity will be tracked through chart audits and questionnaires after implementing each step. This project determines that if a hospital is designated Baby-Friendly, the initiation and duration of breastfeeding rates will increase.