Baby-Friendly Hospitals
Baby-Friendly Hospitals support moms and babies by making breastfeeding easier and encouraging bonding right from birth. These hospitals follow special guidelines to help moms start breastfeeding, provide lactation support, and promote skin-to-skin contact to give babies the best start in life.
Hospitals earn this designation through the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) by meeting standards set by the World Health Organization (WHO) and UNICEF. Baby-friendly hospitals in New Jersey include:
- Capital Health Medical Center – Hopewell
- Chilton Medical Center
- Cooper University Hospital
- Inspira Medical Center Mullica Hill
- Jersey City Medical Center
- Jersey Shore University Medical Center
- JFK University Medical Center
- Morristown Medical Center
- Newton Medical Center
- Overlook Medical Center
- University Hospital
- Virtua Mount Holly Hospital
- Virtua Our Lady of Lourdes Hospital
- Virtua Voorhees Hospital
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