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Culpeper Regional Hospital Receives Prestigious International Award

East Sandwich, MA, December 11, 2008 - Baby-Friendly USA announced today that Culpeper Regional Hospital Center has received prestigious international recognition as a Baby-Friendly birth facility. 

Baby-Friendly USA is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (“BFHI”), a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF). The initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Based on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, this prestigious international award recognizes birth facilities that offer breastfeeding mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies. 

There are more than 19,000 designated Baby-Friendly hospitals and birth centers worldwide. Currently there are 74 Baby-Friendly hospitals and birth centers in the United States.  The “Baby-Friendly” designation is given after a rigorous on-site survey is completed. The award is maintained by continuing to practice the Ten Steps as demonstrated by quality processes. 

Further information about the U.S. Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative may be obtained by contacting Baby-Friendly USA, 327 Quaker Meeting House Road, East Sandwich, MA 02537. Phone: 508-888-8092. Fax: 508-888-8050. Email info@babyfriendlyusa.org. Web: www.babyfriendlyusa.org. 

Press Contact: Liz Westwater (508) 888-8092 
 

Baby-Friendly is a trademark of the United States Fund for UNICEF.

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