BFHI Link
is the newsletter for hospitals
participating in the maternity or paediatric programmes. BFHI Link can
be downloaded and distributed. Items from BFHI Link can be used in
non-commercial publications provided that BFHI in Ireland is credited. Each
issue contains pages for health workers and a page that can be used as a
handout for parents. Your contributions to BFHI Link are welcome.
Step 10 On-going Support
– why and what, national feeding rates 2013, research update and news.
Parent
Handout: Support helps to answer questions of new parents (pdf
300KB)
Link
Issue 52 September 2014 (pdf 700KB)
Step 2 Staff Training -
benefits and low cost ways, human milk for babies in neonatal unit, BFHI as a
part of National Standards
Parent
Handout: Questions about breastfeeding? (pdf 800KB)
Link Issue 51 April 2014
(pdf
2KB)
Early term or late
Preterm? Assisting the baby born a little early. Time to evaluate
Parent
handout: Baby signs of stress and relaxed (pdf 1.5KB)
Link Issue 50 December 2013
(pdf
1.7KB)
Breastfeeding Rates for
2012, Reducing cost of excess formula use, Updated guidelines
Parent
handout: Not happy with your
care? Tell someone (pdf 1.4MB)
Link Issue 49 Sept 2013
(pdf 1.7MB) (minor
update Oct 2014)
Breastfeeding after a
C-section, BFHI Web Site resources, Economic costs of not breastfeeding,
Mainstreaming the BFHI
Parent handout: After a C-section (pdf 1MB)
Link Issue 48 June 2013 (pdf 1.6MB)
Labour support makes a
difference, who provides support?
Parent
handout: Having a support person during labour and birth (pdf 225KB)
Link Issue 47 Dec 2012 (pdf 419KB)
BFHI Makes a Difference,
Survey on Educational Materials, Think Before You Participate in Formula
Marketing Events
Parent Handout: Guide
to the HSE National Infant Feeding Policy (See the Project Resources Page for
link to the full policy)
Polasaí Cothaithe Naíonáin - Treoir do Thuismitheoirí (Irish)
Informacija tėvams
apie vaikų maitinimo nuostatas (Lithuanian)
Przewodnik dla rodziców po
karnieniu noworodka (Polish)
Link Issue 46 Sept 2012 (pdf 500KB)
Principles versus
Techniques of positioning
Handout:
Crossword
Link Issue 45 May
2012 (pdf
378KB)
Exclusive breastfeeding
and starting complementary feeding
Parent
handout: Is my baby ready for solid foods? (pdf 219KB)
Link Issue 44 Dec 2011(pdf 600KB)
Women who are not
breastfeeding
(pdf 169KB)
Link Issue 43 Sept
2011 (pdf
549KB)
Breastfeeding Rates
Parent handout: When
you are minding a breastfed baby (pdf 135KB)
Link Issue 42 April 2011(pdf 600KB)
Infant weight changes
first few days
(pdf 259KB)
Link Issue 41 December 2010
(pdf
1000KB)
Ideas for National
Breastfeeding Week, Steps to Supporting Breastfeeding
Parent handout:
What to expect in a Baby Friendly Hospital (pdf 127KB)
Link Issue 40 September 2010 (pdf 663KB)
All staff have a role in protecting breastfeeding (Step
2)
Parent handout:
Signs that feeding is going well (Step 5) (pdf 176KB)
Link Issue 39 May 2010 (pdf 852KB)
Breastfeeding protects in emergencies
(pdf 221KB)
Link Issue 38 December 2009 (pdf 661KB)
Swine flu, Languages other than English
Antenatal
discussion checklist (pdf 15KB)
Link Issue 37 October 2009
(pdf
1MB)
Breastfeeding the Near-term Infant
Parent Handout:
Coping with pain during labour (pdf 10KB)
Link Issue 36 June 2009 (pdf 938KB)
Preterm infants need mothers' milk
Parent Handout:
Mother's milk is important for a premature baby (pdf 213KB)
Link Issue 35 December 2008 (pdf 591KB)
Using the website resources of BFHI
(pdf 138KB)
Link Issue 34 September
2008 (pdf
1MB)
When mother is ill or a hospital patient
Parent Handout:
Learning baby signs (pdf
617KB)
Link Issue 33 May 2008 (pdf 437KB)
Antenatal Information and Discusion:
Revision to Step 3
Parent Handout:
What can a father do? (pdf 517KB)
Link Issue 32 December 2007 (pdf 607KB)
Reasons for Supplementing the Breastfeeding Baby
Parent Handout
- does your baby need more than mother's milk? (pdf
276KB)
Link Issue 31 August 2007 (pdf 542KB)
Breastfeeding at Work
Keeping up BFHI Standards
Parent Handout
- Breastfeeding and working away from home (pdf 77KB)
Link Issue 30 March 2007
(pdf
731KB)
Grieving while lactating
Link Issue 29 December 2006
(pdf
463KB)
Our new baby
- a colouring page for children
Infant Weight Gain
Parent Handout
- Do I have enough milk? (pdf 184KB)
Link Issue 28 September 2006 (pdf 527KB)
Composition of Human Milk
Parent Handout
- Mother's Milk is Magic (pdf 234KB)
Link Issue 27 June 2006 (pdf 650KB)
Birth Practices and Breastfeeding
Parent Handout
- Letter from baby (pdf
58KB)
Link Issue 26 March 2006 (pdf 489KB)
Expression of Breastmilk -
Step Four
Parent handout
- Milk Expression (pdf
58KB)
Link Issue 25 January 2006
(pdf
410KB)
Providing Information Without
Marketing
Parent Handout
- Types of infant formula (pdf 46KB)
Link Issue 24 September 2005
(pdf
482KB)
Sustaining Breastfeeding
Parent Handout
- Breastfeeding the older baby (pdf 163KB)
Link Issue 23 June 2005
(pdf
425KB)
Research Update, List of
Past articles
Link Issue 22 March
2005 (pdf
561KB)
Parent Handout(English)
(with
QR Code)
Nėštumo metu gerai aptarti ... (Lithuanian)
Votre grossesse est un bon moment pour vous
informer .... (French)
Ihre Schwangerschaft
ist eine gute Zeit, folgende
Punkte zu diskutieren ... (German)
Okres ciązy
to dobry czas na rozwazania ... (Polish)
(Arabic)
حملك
هو الوقت
المناسب
لمناقشة ما
يلي ...
Staff Training for
Breastfeeding
Link Issue 21 December 2004 (pdf
599KB)
Parent handout(English)
Przed wypisem do domu upewnij się, ze ....
(Polish)
Bevor Sie nachhause gehen, seien Sie sicher,
dass(German)
When a Breastfeeding
Mother is Ill and Is Your Whole Hospital
Parent handout - (pdf 28KB)
Link Issue 20 September 2004 (pdf 152KB)
Research Update: Skin to
Skin contact and Kangaroo Care (pdf 220KB)
Link Issue 19 June 2004 (pdf
688KB)
Maternal Nutrition and
BreastfeedingLink Issue 18 March 2004 (pdf
768KB)
Breastfeeding is Health
Promoting
Special Insert
for Hospital Administrators
Link Issue
17 December 2003 (pdf
435KB)
Mothers with a
disability(pdf 64KB)
Link Issue 16
August 2003 (pdf 430KB)
Breastfeeding
Information on the Web(pdf
36KB)
Link Issue
15 June 2003 (pdf 471KB)
Breastfeeding Support at
Work(pdf 76KB)
Link Issue 14 Dec 2002 (pdf
672KB)
How Long to Breastfeed
Parent handout - (pdf 204KB)
Link Issue 13 Sept 2002 (pdf
605KB)
Breastfeeding in
Paediatric Units(pdf 80KB)
Link Issue 12 March 2002 (pdf
829KB)
Code of Marketing(pdf 156KB)
Link Issue
11 November 2001 (pdf 699KB)
Cup Feeding - Step Nine
Parent handout - (pdf 292KB)
Link Issue
10 July 2001(pdf 749KB)
Avoiding Artificial
Teats and Dummies - Step Nine (pdf 28KB)
Link Issue
9 February 2001(pdf 608KB)
Exclusive Breastfeeding
- Step Six(pdf 20KB)
Link Issue 8 November 2000 (pdf
497KB)
Baby-led Feeding - Step
Eight(pdf 60KB)
Link Issue 7 September 2000 (pdf 459KB)
Step Three: Antenatal
Information
Parent handout - (pdf 120KB)
Link Issue 6 June
2000 (pdf 105KB)
Step Two: Training(pdf
120KB)
Link Issue 5 March 2000 (pdf
94KB)
Step Ten: Ongoing
Support
Not
Step One: Policy Updated See
Issue 46
Link Issue 3
October 1999 (pdf 141KB)
Early Initiation - Step
Fourpdf 8KB)
Link Issue 2 July 1999 (pdf 366KB)
Rooming-in - Step Seven
Link Issue 1 May 1999 (pdf
351KB)Parent
handout - Rooming-in with your baby
