1990 | Innocenti Declaration |
1991 | UNICEF and WHO establish the BFHI [1] |
1994 | SA’s first baby-friendly hospital declared |
2001 | Strategy for the Implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in South Africa, 2001–2004 [7] |
2008 | Review of the implementation of the Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative in Public Maternity Units in South Africa [8] |
2011 | Tshwane Declaration of Support for Breastfeeding [9] |
2011 | Renaming of the BFHI to the Mother-Baby Friendly Initiative (MBFI) in SA |
2018 | UNICEF/WHO “Protecting, promoting and supporting breastfeeding in facilities providing maternity and newborn services: the revised Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative” Implementation Guidance [3] |