• Evaluate institutional policies that support breastfeeding: the "Ten Steps" aka the "Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative"
• Explore implications for nursing practice
• Identify the breast-crawl as a behavioral process and cite it's impact on breastfeeding initiation and duration
• Summarize the role of oxytocin, neonatal reflexes and sensory cues in the initiation of breastfeeding

Birth Practices and Breastfeeding