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[quote=Anonymous]Baby Friendly doesn't really have to do with cord-clamping. STS is a given unless something is wrong with you or baby.

Baby Friendly's mission is to support breastfeeding as in... no nursery, baby rooming in, no formula unless medically necessary, discouraging pacifiers, hospital can't get FREE formula (they have to pay for it), etc. See here: https://www.babyfriendlyusa.org/for-facilities/practice-guidelines/10-steps-and-international-code/

If all of this is your goal then this is something you have control over. You can decide if you want baby in the room constantly, feed baby on demand, etc etc. You can do all of this in a non-baby friendly hospital. In fact, I find that baby friendly does not equate to mom-friendly. I have taken care of so many moms without a support person who literally cannot take care of the baby in the room because they are recovering/miserable from a C-section. In these cases, if mom wishes, baby goes to the nursery so someone can watch him/her if they spit up, need a diaper changed, etc. I would hate for the mom to not have this option in a baby-friendly facility.

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