The "High 5" Practices for Kansas Hospitals
| 1 | Assure immediate and sustained skin-to-skin contact between mother and baby after birth. |
| 2 | Give newborn infants no food or drink other than breast milk, unless medically indicated. |
| 3 | Practice “rooming in” -- allow mothers and infants to remain together 24 hours a day. |
4 |
Give no pacifiers or artificial nipples to breastfeeding infants. |
| 5 | Provide mothers options for breastfeeding support in the community (such as a telephone number, walk-in clinic information, support groups, etc.) upon discharge. |
Our “High 5” are based on the most crucial of the 10 steps to successful breastfeeding
specified for the Baby Friendly Hospital program. For a list of the 10 steps, go to http://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/about-us/baby-friendly-hospital-initiative/the-ten-steps. There is additional information about
the Baby Friendly Hospital initiative on the site.
The role of hospitals in
breastfeeding success
The importance of breastfeeding
