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World Health Organization's infant feeding recommendation
Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding
Step One
: Have a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff.
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Step Two
: Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy.
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Step Three
: Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding.
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Step Four
: Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within a half-hour of birth.
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Step Five
: Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation, even if they should be separated from their infants.
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Step Six
: Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breast milk unless medically indicated.
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Step Seven
: Practice rooming-in - allow mothers and infants to remain together - 24 hours a day.
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Step Eight
: Encourage breastfeeding on demand.
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Step Nine
: Give no artificial teats or pacifiers (also called dummies or soothers) to breastfeeding infants.
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Step Ten
: Foster the establishment of breastfeeding support groups and refer mothers to them on discharge from the hospital or clinic.
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Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding in Marathi
Breastfeeding News
About Breastfeeding
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Replacement Feeding: Transition to Replacement Feeding by HIV-Positive Women Who Breastfeed
Reducing Mother-to-Child Transmission of HIV among Women who Breastfeed
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Facts for Feeding
Birth, Initiation of Breastfeeding, and the First Seven Days after Birth
Recommended Practices to Improve Infant Nutrition during the First Six Months
Guidelines for Appropriate Complementary Feeding of Breastfed Children 6-24 Months of Age
Breastmilk: A Critical Source of Vitamin A for Infants and Young Children
Frequently Asked Questions about Breastfeeding
Breastfeeding - Frequently Asked Questions
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Exclusive Breastfeeding: The Only Water Source Young Infants Need
Mother-to-Mother Support for Breastfeeding
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