Northwest Health’s Willow Creek Women's Hospital is the First Hospital in Arkansas to Receive Prestigious International Award
5/11/2016
Baby-Friendly, USA, announces that Northwest Health’s Willow Creek Women's Hospital is the first hospital in the State of Arkansas to have received their prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly Designated birth facility.
“We have always been ‘Baby-Friendly’, Sharif Omar, CEO, Northwest Health says. “This designation simply affirms our commitment to the safest and highest quality care for our newborns and moms,” he explained.
Baby-Friendly USA, Inc is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (“BFHI”), a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Based on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, this prestigious international award recognizes birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies.
TThere are more than 20,000 designated Baby-Friendly hospitals and birth centers worldwide. Currently there are 345 active Baby-Friendly hospitals and birth centers in the United States. The “Baby-Friendly” designation is given after a rigorous on-site survey is completed. The award is maintained by continuing to practice the Ten Steps as demonstrated by quality processes.
For more information about the U.S. Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative visit BabyFriendlyUSA.org.
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