Health professional competency building for the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative in Malawi
Altrena Mukuria‐Ashe,
Kanji Nyambo,
Malia Uyehara
et al.
Abstract:Health professional competency building is one of nine national responsibilities (to achieve universal coverage and sustainability) described in the 2018 World Health Organization (WHO)/United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) implementation guidance for the Baby‐Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI). With stagnating rates of exclusive breastfeeding worldwide, skilled breastfeeding support as a standard of newborn care is critical to the establishment of lactation and exclusive breastfeeding. Few studies exist on… Show more
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