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Little Company of Mary Hospital: Birthing Center Achieves 'Baby-Friendly' Distinction
Evergreen Park-based hospital first in Chicago area to achieve prestigious designation through breastfeeding program.
Little Company of Mary Hospital in Evergreen Park was recognized as a Baby-Friendly birth facility by Baby-Friendly USA, for the warm and loving environment the hospital provides to newborns and their families. Sign up for Evergreen Park Patch breaking news alerts. There are 150 Baby-Friendly hospitals and birth centers in the United States and 20,000 worldwide. Little Company of Mary Hospital is the third Baby-Friendly hospital and birth center in Illinois and the first in the Chicago area to achieve the prestigious designation, a hospital news release said. The Baby-Friendly Hospital Initiative is a global program that was started by the World Health Organization (WHO) and the UNICEFF in 1991 to encourage and recognize hospitals and …
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