UNICEF Baby Friendly

The UNICEF Baby Friendly Initiative is a global program that promotes best practices to support mothers in providing infants with optimal nutrition through breastfeeding. It encourages hospitals and health facilities to adopt policies that foster skin-to-skin contact, breastfeeding encouragement, and education, creating a supportive environment for new mothers. The initiative aims to improve infant health, reduce illness, and strengthen mother-infant bonding by ensuring that breastfeeding is promoted, protected, and supported as the best nutrition for babies in their early months.