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The UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative was launched in the United Kingdom in 1995. [27] The Initiative works with the National Health Service (NHS) to ensure a high standard of care for pregnant women and breastfeeding mothers and babies in hospitals and community health settings.
Midwives and health visitors in Grimsby, Scunthorpe and Goole were recognised for their commitment to babies' health with the Baby Friendly Initiative Gold Award, run by international charity Unicef.
In the UK, UNICEF seeks to improve baby health and nutrition through its Baby Friendly Initiative in UK health care centres. It also champions child-centred education based on the UN Convention on the Rights of the Child through its Rights Respecting Schools Award initiative.
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In addition to overseeing the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative, the WHO and UNICEF have promoted breastfeeding on an international level. In 1990, the Innocenti Declaration On the Protection, Promotion, and Support of Breastfeeding was published after a joint meeting of WHO and UNICEF policymakers.
The WHO, International Baby Food Action Network (IBFAN), UNICEF, Save the Children, Access to Nutrition Initiative (ATNI) and other international organizations perform monitoring of implementation of the Code across the world both independently and with governments.
Maybe at Baby Friendly Initiative (UK) or something... and the international page should maybe list and link to national schemes. Gorton k 12:40, 12 May 2009 (UTC) Baby Friendly Initiative (UK) now exists, and I've added all the UK-specific stuff from the original article. Now this article needs some proper internationalising!
In 1999, she was appointed HIV and Infant Feeding Officer in UNICEF HQ, New York. From 2001 to 2007 she worked as a lecturer and tutor at the London School of Hygiene and Tropical Medicine as well as simultaneously serving on UNICEF UK Baby Friendly Initiative Designation Committee, and continuing various freelance consultancy work. [8]