These are a selection of sample policies and guides that may be of use to staff with responsibility for writing a facility's own policies and guidelines.
Baby Friendly Implementation Guidance These documents contains guidance for each Step/Point of the Baby Friendly standards.
Developing a breastfeeding strategy ‘Developing a breastfeeding strategy’ is intended for all those responsible for, or involved in, developing a breastfeeding strategy for a PCT, health board or similar.
Hypoglycaemia policy guidelines This document is intended to help hospitals to develop guidelines for the prevention and management of hypoglycaemia in the “at risk” infant. It may be used to support the development of new guidelines or to decide whether the current guidelines will help the staff to practise in a way which will meet the standards for Baby Friendly accreditation.
Sample breastfeeding policies The Baby Friendly Initiative has produced sample maternity, community and joint breastfeeding policies for facilities to use as references when writing their own policy.
Sample parents' guides to the breastfeeding policy The Baby Friendly Initiative has produced sample guides for maternity, community and joint facilities to use as references when putting together parents' guides to their own breastfeeding policies.
Sample bedsharing policy Bed-sharing encourages intimate contact between mother and baby which facilitates a close and loving bond. Successful breastfeeding and better sleep are more common among mothers and babies who share the same bed.
Writing a breastfeeding policy This document can be used to support the development of a new breastfeeding policy, to update an existing policy or to decide whether a policy meets all the standards for Baby Friendly accreditation.
Best practice standards for neonatal units The neonatal unit standards are intended to provide guidance on best practice. Currently, UNICEF UK does not provide an accreditation programme for neonatal units.
