The Ten Steps To Successful Breastfeeding The BFHI promotes, protects, and supports breastfeeding through The Ten Steps to Successful Breastfeeding for Hospitals, as outlined by UNICEF/WHO. The steps for the United States are: 1 - Maintain a written breastfeeding policy that is routinely communicated to all health care staff. 2 - Train all health care staff in skills necessary to implement this policy. 3 - Inform all pregnant women about the benefits and management of breastfeeding. 4 - Help mothers initiate breastfeeding within one hour of birth. 5 - Show mothers how to breastfeed and how to maintain lactation, even if they are separated from their infants. 6 - Give infants no food or drink other than breastmilk, unless medically indicated. 7 - Practice