Topic(s): Breastfeeding, Newborn Health
Location: East Asia Pacific, Viet Nam
Language(s): English, Vietnamese
Audience: Health and service providers, Policy makers and legislators, Program designers and implementers
Organization: Alive & Thrive
Programs: Interpersonal communication
Centers of Excellence for Breastfeeding
To be a center of excellence, a facility must…
- Support mothers to initiate breastfeeding within 90 minutes postpartum by conducting early essential newborn care for all deliveries
- Ensure exclusive breastfeeding at hospital discharge
- Not promote breastmilk substitutes