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Use your phone and our easy-to-use platform to record a short (30 seconds or less) video sharing what helped you get breastfeeding off to a great start, and what didn’t help. Record a video to answer one or all of the questions provided: • At the facility where you gave birth, what helped (or did not help) with breastfeeding? • [...]

"To become BFHI accredited had long been on the wish-list of the maternity staff at the Atherton Hospital. About 2 years ago, we decided to go for it. The community was very supportive: we received donations from one of the local CWA groups, the maternity consumer group, the local Member for Parliament, and the Friends of the Hospital Foundation Atherton. [...]

    "In 2023 we were awarded our ninth Baby Friendly Health Initiative (BFHI) accreditation. The Women’s was first accredited in 1995, the first public hospital in Australia to be so, and we have now achieved 28 years of continuous accreditation. We were also a pilot site for the introduction of BFHI in Australia, so we celebrate a long and [...]

    Clinical Nurse Consultant Beth, is one of three International Board Certified Lactation Consultants at Launceston Maternity Hospital. "It's important that women know that there is help if they face difficulties with breastfeeding. We have staff with the experience to help them. Even though it can be difficult, what they do now to keep that breastfeeding journey going will [...]

      BFHI accreditation at Rockhampton Hospital has been a dream and goal of mine for a number of years. I recognised the impact BFHI accreditation has on a hospital’s reputation, so wanted to put Rockhampton Hospital on the map in alignment with other major QLD Hospitals. I recognised the universal challenges of ongoing staffing issues and high acuity [...]

      BFHI would like to warmly congratulate the following facilities on their accreditation: King Edward Memorial Hospital Osborne Park Hospital Townsville Hospital Broken Hill Hospital Royal Hospital for Women NSW Launceston General Hospital South-East Sydney Local Health District Child and Family Health Service NSW Rockhampton Hospital Child and Family Health Services SA Royal Women's Hospital Melbourne VIC Bundaberg [...]