Embedding Baby Friendly standards in hospital-based children's services

This course aims to provide healthcare staff and other interested parties with the knowledge and practical skills required to implement the Baby Friendly standards for hospital-based children’s services.

There will be a strong focus on the importance of relationship building, involving parents as true partners in care, and supporting breastmilk use and the transition to breastfeeding.

Who is this course for?

The course is suitable for all staff working within hospital-based children’s services. Other staff who may be charged with training this group of staff may also find the course useful. There will be a strong focus on supporting participants to understand how the admission to hospital can impact on close and loving relationships and infant feeding journeys. The course will equip participants to understand how to support parents effectively to maintain and to continue to develop those close and loving relationships, to support breastfeeding and other feeding choices and to enable parents to be partners in care.

Accessing the course

Courses are delivered on Microsoft Teams. To see the next available course dates and download a booking form, please visit the courses page.

This course consists of two parts:

• Part 1: E-learning & pre-course activities and
• Part 2: Two virtually taught days.

As each part of the programme builds on previous content, it is very important for your overall learning experience that you complete all of the elements.

Open courses

To book, please visit our courses page which includes important information on course availability. For any queries, please contact the Baby Friendly office at [email protected]

Please note that our services are usually booked up several months in advance and your first preferred date may not always be available.