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        <p>Where can a mother breastfeed her child in your health-care facility?</p>
        <p>How and when is breastfeeding in public discussed with mothers?</p>
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      <p> All health care facilities should welcome breastfeeding mothers. The Baby Friendly Community Initiative requires the community facility to make it explicit that women may breastfeed their child in any public area of the facility. All staff, including reception staff, must be aware of this policy, and be able to direct a mother to a private area if she would prefer. </p>
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        <li> information about local places known to welcome breastfeeding mothers, and </li>
        <li> any issues about breastfeeding in public areas the mother may have. </li>
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        <p>Do you think it would be beneficial to new mothers to also advise them of their rights regarding breastfeeding in public areas, and workplace provisions for breastfeeding mothers?</p>
        <p>If so, form a small working party to research these issues and discuss an appropriate method of communicating this information to new mothers.</p>
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      <h1>Breastfeeding Policy Orientation</h1>
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        <li>1.0 <a href="topic_1-0.html">Introduction</a></li>
        <li>2.0 <a href="topic_2-0.html">The Baby Friendly Initiative</a><ol><li>2.1 <a href="topic_2-1.html">Steps 1 &amp; 2; Points 1 &amp; 2</a></li><li>2.2 <a href="topic_2-2.html">Step/Point 3</a></li><li>2.3 <a href="topic_2-3.html">Initiating, managing &amp; maintaining breastfeeding</a><ol><li>2.3.1 <a href="topic_2-3-1.html">Initiating breastfeeding</a></li><li>2.3.2 <a href="topic_2-3-2.html">Managing Breastfeeding</a></li><li>2.3.3 <a href="topic_2-3-3.html">Maintenance of breastfeeding</a></li></ol></li><li>2.4 <a href="topic_2-4.html">Step 10 / Point 7</a></li><li class="current">2.5 <img src="design/bullet_arrow_right.png" alt="*" title="You are here" /><a href="topic_2-5.html">Point 6</a></li><li>2.6 <a href="topic_2-6.html">Breast-milk Substitutes</a></li></ol></li>
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