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Hoag Hospital Certified as Baby-Friendly Facility

Date:7/28/2009

Hoag Hospital recognized by World Health Organization and UNICEF as providing optimal level care to breastfeeding mothers and infants

NEWPORT BEACH, Calif., July 28 /PRNewswire/ -- Hoag Memorial Hospital Presbyterian announced today its designation as a certified Baby-Friendly birth facility, by Baby-Friendly USA, a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF). Baby-Friendly USA is the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, an international program dedicated to recognizing hospital and birthing facilities that offer an optimal level of care and education in lactation.

Orange County has continually scored low for the percentage of mothers that breastfeed compared with other counties throughout California and the nation. Hoag Hospital has remained dedicated to changing this trend through providing comprehensive educational programs and lactation support for mothers and their infants. Hoag's participation in the global Baby-Friendly program is yet another example of the hospital's ongoing commitment to promote and support the benefits of breastfeeding.

According to the American Academy of Pediatrics, breast milk provides superior nutrition for newborns and benefits both mother and baby. Breast milk aids in enhanced cognitive development and growth due to the optimal absorption of protein and other nutrients. The antibodies and leukocytes (cells that defends the body against infection and disease) contained in breast milk protect the infant against pathogens. Studies have shown breast milk significantly decreases the baby's risk for a large number of acute and chronic diseases such as stomach viruses, diarrhea, respiratory infections, obesity, Type 1 and Type 2 diabetes and sudden infant death syndrome (SIDS). Breastfeeding mothers experience le
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