St. V’s Recognized for Being “Baby Friendly”
If you want to get a lump in your throat real fast, have someone show you the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU) or the Pediatric Intensive Care Unit (PICU) at St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings.
To see the tiniest of babies and young kids receiving life-saving treatment and uplifting care will not only warm your heart, it will make you simultaneously thankful that we have a facility like that here in Montana, while also hoping that you never have to use it for your kids.
Now, St. Vincent Healthcare in Billings is being recognized not just for how they help babies in need, for being "Baby Friendly" all around. According to a press release from St. Vincent Healthcare they are now the 587th hospital to achieve a Baby Friendly designation.
According to St V's:
The designation came from Baby-Friendly USA, Inc. the U.S. authority for the implementation of the Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative (“BFHI”), a global program sponsored by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF)...The initiative encourages and recognizes hospitals and birthing centers that offer an optimal level of care for breastfeeding mothers and their babies. Based on the Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding, this prestigious international award recognizes birth facilities that offer all mothers the information, confidence, and skills needed to successfully initiate and continue breastfeeding their babies.