To promote breastfeeding in the hospital by having a written
policy based on the 10 steps and ensure compliance to the Code
of Marketing of Breastmilk Substitutes.
All health workers must be trained in Lactation Management and
Essential Newborn Care and be an advocate.
Provide prenatal counseling on the benefits of breastfeeding to all
pregnant women and their husbands and families.
Practice skin to skin upon delivery for 60-90 minutes, baby on the
chest of the mother, father, or any family member.
Facilitate rooming-in for continuous and uninterrupted
breastfeeding.
Prioritize breastfeeding or giving of sterile expressed breastmilk
from the mother and properly screened donor and no other milk
substitutes unless medically indicated.
Provide empathy and support to breastfeeding mothers at times
of difficulty and at this time of the pandemic.
Encourage mothers to be responsive in breastfeeding their
infants.
Explain to the mother and family the risks of using feeding bottles,
teats, and pacifiers; and practice cup feeding, instead
Follow up discharge mothers, 2-4 days after delivery and refer to
the local breastfeeding support group to maintain exclusive
breastfeeding until 6 months of age and with complementary
feeding up to 2 years of age and beyond.
Policy on Breastfeeding
