LANCASTER – Baby-Friendly USA, Inc., the accrediting body of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI) in the United States, has designated Antelope Valley Hospital as a Baby-Friendly birth facility. This designation means that AV Hospital has met the gold standard in maternity care operations.
Currently there are 256 active Baby-Friendly hospitals and birth centers in the United States.
The BFHI is a global program that was launched by the World Health Organization and the United Nations Children’s Fund in 1991 to encourage and recognize hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for infant feeding and mother/baby bonding.
It recognizes and awards birthing facilities that successfully implement the “Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding” and the “International Code of Marketing of Breast-milk Substitutes.” The BFHI assists hospitals in giving all mothers the information, confidence and skills necessary to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies or feeding formula safely, and gives special recognition to hospitals that have done so.
The “Baby-Friendly” designation is based on a rigorous on-site survey and must be maintained by following specific quality processes.
“I am so proud of the progress made over the last two and a half years and the hard work of our staff at the Women and Infants Pavilion, OB clinics and pediatrics unit in implementing the ten steps to successful breastfeeding,” stated AV Hospital CEO Dennis Knox. “We are proud to have attained the Baby-Friendly designation, which is aimed at improving the health and well-being of mothers and babies in our community.”
To prepare for the designation process, AV Hospital participated in the Best Fed Beginnings initiative, which is a program of the National Institute for Children’s Health Quality and the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Best Fed Beginnings was a first-of-its-kind, nationwide quality improvement initiative to help a select group of 89 hospitals across the country improve maternity care and increase the number of Baby-Friendly designated hospitals in the United States.
“Aligning our policies and practices with the World Health Organization’s Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative was an essential element for moving toward a maternity care system that women and families deserve,” stated Andrea Randenberg, director of AV Hospital’s Women, Infant, and Pediatric Services. “Promoting and supporting exclusive breastfeeding is central to our vision for a high-quality, high-value maternity care system at AVH.”
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Native says
Why you are a uneducated, biased bigot (try reading something other than Goofus and Doofus…this is far short of a novel):
“(more like “Rotten Soul), your name is very ill fitting.”
-Really,name calling…
“Why the double standard? Oh I know, because hypocrisy is a learned trait. WOW.”
-You CAN acknowledge a lack of logic…
“Also, Italians, Irish, Asians all were treated in the most awful way possible when the arrived here.Even my 9 year old knows this, since they are studying immigration history at the moment.”
-…wait for it…
“Do me a grand favor and leave my “kid” (child, as it is the proper term) or “offspring” out of your freaking conversation.
-…but fail to realize you brought the ignorance to the conversion by mentioning a young in a condescending manner, then eating crow.
“But you think that because they were treated like second hand citizens, everyone should have a turn.”
-The argument stated they were treated like second class due to stringent govt regulations that cannot be changed overnight…and will not be stretched due to NATIONAL SECURITY.
In short…you keep coming back for some reason, you are a blatant hypocrite, you racially profile my speaking habits by insulting me in broken Italian from Google translate,you insinuate that because I’m not Italian or Cherokee…I’m worthless….that along with the fact that your name is a modern colloquial term of disgust tells me you are a young mother,prob didn’t plan that,who is no better than the fat old curmudgeon you so quickly described…i truly pity you.
You see only a few as worthy…yet stand up for the underdog…
Did you ever realize that i could be a hospital employee on break, reading about the new coworkers i have to work around…I love your immature attitude,sad you kid gets to get a taste of that as well…
Stop shaking you head. Open your eyes. Realize we can’t all have it easy. Try to have some patriotism! This country is under constant threat of turmoil…and you say that anchor babies = citizen rights…truly backwards…
@SMHx2000 says
Wow! You say some pretty derogatory things to people who don’t fit your ethnic ideas!
Name calling and ignorant racism with spanglish and Italian are no way to promote that you are a good parent or public speaker…why the mods allow such blatant infractions of their rules is beyond me…. You guys need to check you Spanish and Italian dictionaries!
Son of the Anti Rex says
i am sure Rex and his birth tourism pals are overjoyed by this.
Sheri says
This is a nationally and internationally recognized accreditation, that the hospital has been working on for almost three years. The nursing and medical staff put in a great deal of time and effort, which has resulted in improved patient satisfaction, and higher numbers of mothers who exclusively breastfeed. Breastfeeding has many short- and long-term benefits for both mothers and babies. And you want to make remarks about immigrants and government benefits? How about putting politics aside for one day, and offering the hospital staff a well-deserved CONGRATULATIONS!!!!?
Linda s says
Sounds OK to me, so long as a foreigner can’t birth out an American citizen!
SMHX2000 says
@Linda S (more like “Rotten Soul), your name is very ill fitting. So, you, your descendants and future generations must not be an American citizens. Correct? You are hilarious, you come from immigrants, I can guarantee it. So you and anyone born from your immigrant ancestors should not be American? No? Why the double standard? Oh I know, because hypocrisy is a learned trait. WOW!
Native says
Two Words: Emma Coronel
You think my family from Italy had it easy trying to get to California?
Everyone deserves in?
Do you understand what community growth councils are for?
Do you realize why you cannot pick poppies at the reserve (note RESERVE)?
If we followed your kind hearted,half cocked ways…well…the road to Hell is paved with good intentions.
We go through a lot of red tape just to get necessary treatment (risk of cjd and staph aside) at these facilities as it is…wasted resources are wasted resources nonetheless. We encourage behavior like this,then wonder…why is my street so trashy looking nowadays? Can feed em….BEING EM INTO L.A. COUNTY!!!
SMHx2000 says
No, your family did not have it easy, but they were immigrants, right? Therefore and according to Linda, they should never birth an American. You and all of Emma’s decendents should be deported. You lost the meaning of what I explained while responding completely!!!!
SMHx2000 says
Also, Italians, Irish, Asians all were treated in the most awful way possible when the arrived here. Even my 9 year old knows this, since they are studying immigration history at the moment. Was that Ok? No right? But you think that because they were treated like second hand citizens, everyone should have a turn. That is one f’d up mentality to live by. Gross excuse for humanity you all have!!!!!
Native says
Again….growth councils…look them up. Your kid could prob tell you if you aren’t sure!
The ideology of letting EVERYONE that deserves a chance into this country is bunk! You are the kind of person to complain to the city about why do the pretty trees need to be ripped out? To suit the needs of the unfortunate! Back in the 1800s when MY family came from Italy,treated like crud,quarantined…yeah…boohoo…the fact is they did it according to US LAW. CHECKED INTO BY THE GOV!The US gov KNEW where we were and many off my blood was sent back to ole Napoli!(bursts bubble…we did get deported)! Even had an event with the HUAC while my relative was working for the feds in the forties!!
1948:Times have changed! Lompoc had…what fifty people…L.A. was still full of orchards…and we had room! Parks have been established (reserves), and growth committees created! Family working for CCC…for the benefit of a nation…not protesting the first of May,but working endlessly. We used to keep blacks from certain drinking fountains…rules need to conform according to the times and resources available.
Anchor babies….the Cherokee blood i have states you all fall short of necessary requirements to avoid such a term.
Native says
Instead of just shaking your head over and over…try opening your eyes and think about why I would mention something completely unrelated…or is it? Treated like crud…by the gov to prevent overcrowding and loss of valuable resources needed to sustain a nation! They did it! Jumped through hoops to please uncle Sam…then boom! They were citizens! After twenty years of trying…they finally got it! The space is more limited now…do you see the direct correlation? Cannot spell it out any easier…see if your offspring can figure it out from a mind untouched by true biased opinion!
native says
The plight of humanity…yada..yada.
Times have changed. We let women vote. Segregation is gone.
….but unfortunately….space is limited. The treatment of my relatives goes hand in hand with the WHY that you present in theses rebuttals. The Fed treated my family like trash. We worked for em. We got quarantined. We got over it. … As for deportations…in the forties,huac deported a couple because they. Were. Italians! We came back,jumped through hoops for the Fed and kept in constant contact to let officials know where we good Americans could be located at a moments notice…they treated us bad because they needed to keep track of possible problems. We’ve come past such gross violations of civil rights…even though my relative was a usmc sgt fighting for this country, they saw him as a possible problem because of his last name….but i digress, the investigations ended and we became citizens! And we did it without any executive actions ruling amnesty or crying foul when we got deported because little Joe was already born in Brooklyn! The problem is people cannot realize that times change! We go forward in some aspects but backwards in others…anchor babies pose a real problem to the available resources to this area. Gross domestic product deficits. Unfair labor practices. Anti union mentality due to international holding. You don’t see how these are connected?
BYD for example.
SMHx2000 says
OMG- Native you are a nut bag!! The fact that you responded with a mini novel tells me you are an old fart that has nothing better to do than sit in front of his sad little computer, eating Cheetos and a day away from a heart attack. Do me a grand favor and leave my “kid” (child, as it is the proper term) or “offspring” out of your freaking conversation. Again, you just confirmed you are a poor excuse for a human, or better said in Italian:
“inutile spazzatura saltare da un ponte perché nessuno si preoccupa di te stupido”
Native says
Don’t speak Italian.
US govt saw fit to make us learn English!!!
Your rabble has been roused! You must be a Parris voter!
See…you insult…racially at that…then you wonder why such a harsh approach….just like the rest of the sheeple!
See if your spawn can understand that it’s parent is part of the undecided majority?
SMHx2000 says
You “Italian” so and so, lol I highly doubted that you were Italian or Cherokee or anything else worth anything, what a disgrace you are. there is no official language in the USA. Primary one used is English, but it is not official- get your facts straight- what a joke. I repeat the same comment as before in the many languages I or any other educated person knows. I bet you only speak one, sad grand cochon.
By the way, Stupido bastardo- your mother had a spawn, my child is 100 times more educated than you could ever dream, piece of mierda- do humanity a favor and disappear into dust. Native my ass- yeah right.
just me says
@smhx2000 – you sure ass-ume alot about me but since you asked here ya go: on my dad side most of his people bought land from william penn. they were trying to escape religious persecution. they fought in every war this country had. that makes me all american. now on my moms side three of four of my great grandparents came from another country namely, wales, greece and mexico. the other was mormon whos family came to the “far west” in 1838 to escape religious persecution. that makes me all american too! and all coming to this country legally & learning english & with a plan to integrate into american society. my children are everything but middle eastern and oriental. which makes them heinz 57 all american! so whats your pedigree read?
Linda s says
Oops! My bad I meant illegal persons.
Mark says
A Dr told me 80% of babies now days are paid for by the State (tax payers)
The World is over populated wear a condom
Barbara says
The world is actually losing population in many areas. If you think we’d be doing well with fewer people, think again. We need children to take care of things after us…unless we’re so selfish we think we can get by without any. Children are a blessing, not a nuisance to be gotten rid of.