{"id":185278,"date":"2023-09-18T07:11:54","date_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:11:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?p=185278"},"modified":"2023-09-18T07:11:54","modified_gmt":"2023-09-18T11:11:54","slug":"baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/","title":{"rendered":"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center"},"content":{"rendered":"
\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>

The Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) proudly achieved the Baby-Friendly\u00ae designation from the Pan American Health Organization, a recognition for its exceptional care for breastfeeding mothers and infants.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

Administered by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the program equips hospitals to support mothers with knowledge and skills for successful breastfeeding.<\/p>\n

SLBMC is now one of only three hospitals in the Organization of Eastern Caribbean States (OECS) to earn this designation.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>
\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

With over 500 live births from January to August, the center’s commitment to maternal and infant care shines through, as over 90% of new mothers initiate breastfeeding during their hospitalization, fostering healthy beginnings for both mother and child.<\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n

<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>

\"\"<\/a><\/div>\n
<\/div>\n
<\/div>\n

CLICK HERE TO JOIN OUR WHATSAPP GROUP<\/a><\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a><\/div>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

The Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) proudly achieved the Baby-Friendly\u00ae designation from the Pan American Health Organization, a recognition for its exceptional care for breastfeeding mothers and infants. Administered by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the program equips hospitals to support mothers with knowledge and skills for successful breastfeeding. SLBMC is now one […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":12,"featured_media":177756,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[5],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-185278","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news"],"yoast_head":"\nBaby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center - Antigua News Room<\/title>\n<meta name=\"robots\" content=\"index, follow, max-snippet:-1, max-image-preview:large, max-video-preview:-1\" \/>\n<link rel=\"canonical\" href=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:locale\" content=\"en_US\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:type\" content=\"article\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:title\" content=\"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:description\" content=\"The Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) proudly achieved the Baby-Friendly\u00ae designation from the Pan American Health Organization, a recognition for its exceptional care for breastfeeding mothers and infants. Administered by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the program equips hospitals to support mothers with knowledge and skills for successful breastfeeding. SLBMC is now one […]\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:url\" content=\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:site_name\" content=\"Antigua News Room\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:publisher\" content=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\" \/>\n<meta property=\"article:published_time\" content=\"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00\" \/>\n<meta property=\"og:image\" content=\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:width\" content=\"696\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:height\" content=\"392\" \/>\n\t<meta property=\"og:image:type\" content=\"image\/jpeg\" \/>\n<meta name=\"author\" content=\"anr_staff\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:card\" content=\"summary_large_image\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:creator\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:site\" content=\"@AntiguaNewsRoom\" \/>\n<meta name=\"twitter:label1\" content=\"Written by\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data1\" content=\"anr_staff\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:label2\" content=\"Est. reading time\" \/>\n\t<meta name=\"twitter:data2\" content=\"1 minute\" \/>\n<script type=\"application\/ld+json\" class=\"yoast-schema-graph\">{\"@context\":\"https:\/\/schema.org\",\"@graph\":[{\"@type\":\"Article\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#article\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\"},\"author\":{\"name\":\"anr_staff\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038\"},\"headline\":\"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00\",\"mainEntityOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\"},\"wordCount\":160,\"commentCount\":0,\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"articleSection\":[\"News\"],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"CommentAction\",\"name\":\"Comment\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#respond\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"WebPage\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\",\"name\":\"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center - Antigua News Room\",\"isPartOf\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\"},\"primaryImageOfPage\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage\"},\"thumbnailUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"datePublished\":\"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00\",\"dateModified\":\"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00\",\"breadcrumb\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#breadcrumb\"},\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"ReadAction\",\"target\":[\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/\"]}]},{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg\",\"width\":696,\"height\":392,\"caption\":\"Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre\"},{\"@type\":\"BreadcrumbList\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#breadcrumb\",\"itemListElement\":[{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":1,\"name\":\"Home\",\"item\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\"},{\"@type\":\"ListItem\",\"position\":2,\"name\":\"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center\"}]},{\"@type\":\"WebSite\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"name\":\"Antigua News Room\",\"description\":\"News As It Happens\",\"publisher\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\"},\"potentialAction\":[{\"@type\":\"SearchAction\",\"target\":{\"@type\":\"EntryPoint\",\"urlTemplate\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}\"},\"query-input\":{\"@type\":\"PropertyValueSpecification\",\"valueRequired\":true,\"valueName\":\"search_term_string\"}}],\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\"},{\"@type\":\"Organization\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization\",\"name\":\"Antigua Newsroom\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/\",\"logo\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg\",\"width\":1260,\"height\":1260,\"caption\":\"Antigua Newsroom\"},\"image\":{\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/\"},\"sameAs\":[\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom\",\"https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom\",\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/\"]},{\"@type\":\"Person\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038\",\"name\":\"anr_staff\",\"image\":{\"@type\":\"ImageObject\",\"inLanguage\":\"en-US\",\"@id\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/\",\"url\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"contentUrl\":\"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96\",\"caption\":\"anr_staff\"},\"url\":\"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/anr_staff\/\"}]}<\/script>\n<!-- \/ Yoast SEO Premium plugin. -->","yoast_head_json":{"title":"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center - Antigua News Room","robots":{"index":"index","follow":"follow","max-snippet":"max-snippet:-1","max-image-preview":"max-image-preview:large","max-video-preview":"max-video-preview:-1"},"canonical":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/","og_locale":"en_US","og_type":"article","og_title":"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center","og_description":"The Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre (SLBMC) proudly achieved the Baby-Friendly\u00ae designation from the Pan American Health Organization, a recognition for its exceptional care for breastfeeding mothers and infants. Administered by the World Health Organization and UNICEF, the program equips hospitals to support mothers with knowledge and skills for successful breastfeeding. SLBMC is now one […]","og_url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/","og_site_name":"Antigua News Room","article_publisher":"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","article_published_time":"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00","og_image":[{"width":696,"height":392,"url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:auto\/h:auto\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","type":"image\/jpeg"}],"author":"anr_staff","twitter_card":"summary_large_image","twitter_creator":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_site":"@AntiguaNewsRoom","twitter_misc":{"Written by":"anr_staff","Est. reading time":"1 minute"},"schema":{"@context":"https:\/\/schema.org","@graph":[{"@type":"Article","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#article","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/"},"author":{"name":"anr_staff","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038"},"headline":"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center","datePublished":"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00","mainEntityOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/"},"wordCount":160,"commentCount":0,"publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","articleSection":["News"],"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"CommentAction","name":"Comment","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#respond"]}]},{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/","name":"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center - Antigua News Room","isPartOf":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website"},"primaryImageOfPage":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage"},"thumbnailUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","datePublished":"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00","dateModified":"2023-09-18T11:11:54+00:00","breadcrumb":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#breadcrumb"},"inLanguage":"en-US","potentialAction":[{"@type":"ReadAction","target":["https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/"]}]},{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#primaryimage","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:696\/h:392\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/06\/SLBMSJ-Hospital.jpg","width":696,"height":392,"caption":"Sir Lester Bird Medical Centre"},{"@type":"BreadcrumbList","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/baby-friendly-hospital-designation-achieved-by-sir-lester-bird-medical-center\/#breadcrumb","itemListElement":[{"@type":"ListItem","position":1,"name":"Home","item":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/"},{"@type":"ListItem","position":2,"name":"Baby-friendly Hospital Designation Achieved by Sir Lester Bird Medical Center"}]},{"@type":"WebSite","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#website","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","name":"Antigua News Room","description":"News As It Happens","publisher":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization"},"potentialAction":[{"@type":"SearchAction","target":{"@type":"EntryPoint","urlTemplate":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/?s={search_term_string}"},"query-input":{"@type":"PropertyValueSpecification","valueRequired":true,"valueName":"search_term_string"}}],"inLanguage":"en-US"},{"@type":"Organization","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#organization","name":"Antigua Newsroom","url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/","logo":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","contentUrl":"https:\/\/mlavawteztbj.i.optimole.com\/w:1080\/h:1080\/q:mauto\/f:best\/https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/08\/IMG_1584.jpeg","width":1260,"height":1260,"caption":"Antigua Newsroom"},"image":{"@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/logo\/image\/"},"sameAs":["https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/antiguanewsroom","https:\/\/x.com\/AntiguaNewsRoom","https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/antiguanewsroom\/"]},{"@type":"Person","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/f66ae26f5698168092c3ef9bccb12038","name":"anr_staff","image":{"@type":"ImageObject","inLanguage":"en-US","@id":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/#\/schema\/person\/image\/","url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","contentUrl":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/ad516503a11cd5ca435acc9bb6523536?s=96","caption":"anr_staff"},"url":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/author\/anr_staff\/"}]}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185278","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/users\/12"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=185278"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/posts\/185278\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media\/177756"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=185278"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=185278"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/antiguanewsroom.com\/anr-api\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=185278"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}