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Leaflets from the BFHI in Ireland 

BFHI Link is the newsletter for hospitals participating in the maternity or paediatric programmes. Most issues include a page that can be can be downloaded and distributed as a leaflet for parents, student health workers and other interested  people. 

Items from BFHI Link and the leaflets can be used in non-commercial publications provided that BFHI in Ireland is credited.

These leaflets start from the first days of BFHI in Ireland in May 1999 and while the information is generally accurate it may look a little dated. Some links and addresses in older materials may no longer work; please let us know if you find this.
The leaflets are listed here; you are also welcome to view the full BFHI Link newsletters.

Click on the underlined text to open the handout

 Materials in languages other than English

Sources: 
BFHI in other countries, particularly the BFI UK. See Links page.
La Leche League  Go to www.lalecheleague.org  then click on Welcome in the language you are looking for or the web site of that country. Also ask your local La Leche League Leader about materials.
Cuidiu-ICT have many of their own leaflets in seven languages (French, Irish, Polish, Romanian, Latvian, Lithuanian, Mandrian) as well as English. http://www.cuidiu-ict.ie/languages 

Note:
Contents of the publication may vary slightly from the English language version or version in Ireland. For example, the BFI UK publication Breastfeeding Your Baby is not exactly the same as the BFHI Ireland/HSE publication by the same name. Terms such as community midwife and health visitor may be used in UK information, and visits to paediatrician in US materials where we would take the baby to a GP or public health nurse.  Information from other countries may lack contact details for support in Ireland so ensure there is a sticker or other information that gives local contacts.

Remember it is better to give no leaflet than to give a leaflet in the person’s own language that has incorrect information. Do not give out leaflets if you do not know what is written in them.

If you are thinking of translating BFHI materials for use in Ireland, please check first with the BFHI National Coordinator. This ensures you are using the most recent version and not duplicating work already done. Copyrighted materials should not be translated without permission from the holder of the copyright.

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Copyright © 1999-2016 Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Ireland. Material on this site may be used for non-commercial purposes. Please credit BFHI Ireland. If you wish to translate any of this material, please contact to discuss as a translation may already exist.
Last modified: July 07, 2017