New BFI Implementation Guidelines
The BCC BFI Implementation Guideline is now available on their website here. Check is out! More information to follow at the June 18th BFI Ontario membership meeting!
View ArticleBreastfeeding and COVID – 19
Breastfeeding Committee for Canada recommends breastfeeding women/persons can be offered a COVID-19 mRNA vaccine series as the benefits of vaccination outweigh the risks. The COVID-19 mRNA vaccine...
View ArticleBreastfeeding? Worried about COVID? Look at the Science!
Get the latest information from the World Health Organization Episode #51 - Breastfeeding & COVID-19 (who.int)
View ArticleWebinar: Breastfeeding and Mental Health
Access the webinar in English Accéder au webinaire en français
View ArticleNational Breastfeeding Week October 1-7, 2022
It is almost Breastfeeding Week in Canada... What can YOU do to step up for breastfeeding? The World Alliance for Breastfeeding Action (WABA) is a global network that protects, promotes and supports...
View ArticleBriefing Note about the PHO Letter to Health Units Regarding BFI Designation
Briefing Note Briefing Note Date: December 20, 2022 Subject/Issue: Some BFI Ontario members have been inquiring about a document sent to Ontario public health units from Public Health Ontario titled,...
View ArticleOur AGM is April 21 at 12:00pm!
Our AGM is happening April 21st at 12 noon EDT. Click on this Zoom link to register: https://us02web.zoom.us/meeting/register/tZUpcemrrjsoGNfMag6Tv5C5takqH7se3zNh To prepare, please review the...
View ArticleHow do I incorporate BFI in MY practice?
Here's one way! Here are crib cards that can help! https://resources.beststart.org/product/b40e-bfi-cribcard/
View ArticleThe new Lancet Series
Lancet Series Launched Feb 8th The 2023 Lancet series on breastfeeding was launched Feb. 8th which includes information about predatory marketing of formula companies. The editorial and 3 articles are...
View ArticleBFI Designation: Process and Why it Matters!
Mapping the Journey to BFI Designation and Redesignation (Download)
View ArticleNEW ABM Protocol #37
Physiological Infant Care - Managing Nighttime Breastfeeding in Young Infants The Academy of Breastfeeding Medicine has just released a new protocol titled, "Physiological Infant Care - Managing...
View ArticleParent Empowerment Cards 2023
BFI Ontario has put out an updated version of our Parent Empowerment Cards. You can find them here.
View ArticleNational Breastfeeding Week!!
The Breastfeeding Committee for Canada (BCC) has been busy planning for National Breastfeeding Week! Visit the BCC website and look under the National Breastfeeding Week tab for the following: National...
View ArticleWorking together to make a difference -Strengthening the Code in Canada
The BCC website now has a user friendly checklist of steps you and your family, friends and colleagues can take to improve the implementation, monitoring and enforcement of the Code in Canada. The time...
View ArticleCPS Skin-to-Skin Care Position Statement
The Canadian Pediatric Society has released their position statement on Skin-to-Skin Care for Term and Preterm infants: "The safety and feasibility of providing SSC has been established in term and...
View ArticleNew Research Article on the BFI in Canada!
The Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Canada: A Narrative Review "These results underscore the urgent need for enhanced implementation of the BFHI across Canada." The Baby Friendly Hospital...
View ArticleBFI Ontario National Breastfeeding Week 2024 Resource Kit
BFI Ontario National Breastfeeding Week 2024 Resource Kit
View Article