title: [Constructing a baby-friendly community].
abstract: The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), developed by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children's Fund to promote breastfeeding in maternity facilities worldwide, has had a global impact on breastfeeding outcomes. However, further interventions are necessary before and after hospital discharge to meet the initiative's recommended 6-month targets. The Baby-Friendly Community Initiative (BFCI), a multifaceted program for community based breastfeeding promotion designed to complement BFHI, addresses this challenge. The purpose of this paper is to introduce the origin of BFCI and its current implementation status in several countries as a reference for effective BFCI promotion in Taiwan.
authors: School of Nursing, National Taipei University of Nursing and Health Sciences, ROC. suchen@ntunhs.edu.tw
authors: Su-Chen
authors: SC
authors: Kuo
authors: Yu-Lan
authors: YL
authors: Lin
mesh_terms: D001942:Breast Feeding; D019058:Community Networks; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D011247:Pregnancy; D013624:Taiwan
keywords: baby-friendly community initiative; baby-friendly hospital; breastfeeding