WHO/UNICEF Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative
Oregon's Leading Hospitals
The Breastfeeding Coalition of Oregon is proud to support and celebrate the four Oregon hospitals which have achieved the WHO/UNICEF designation of Baby-Friendly
They are:
- PeaceHealth Nurse Midwifery Birth Center, Eugene
- Three Rivers Community Hospital, Grants Pass
- Kaiser Sunnyside, Clackamas
- Providence Medford Medical Center, Medford
What is the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative?
From the Baby-Friendly website:
- The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) is a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Childrens Fund (UNICEF) to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for lactation.
- The BFHI assists hospitals in giving breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so.
