2019
Establishment of the Janet Murphy Goodridge Legacy Award in Maternal and Child Health at Memorial University.
2018
Labrador West Health Centre (Labrador-Grenfell Health) awarded Baby-Friendly Designation (first in Atlantic Canada!) Two birthing facilities in NL were accepted
2017
Baby-Friendly Council of NL Releases YouTube educational videos If Babies Could Talk: What They’d Want You to Know about Breastfeeding
2016
Government of NL identifies breastfeeding as provincial priority in The Way Forward.
2016
Physician toolkit developed and released
2015
Make Breastfeeding Your Business toolkit was developed and implemented within local businesses and organizations.
1979/1991/1992
1979 – Establishment of the Provincial Perinatal Program (PPP) (now known as the Perinatal Program Newfoundland and Labrador (PPNL)) 1991
2008
Provincial Government establishes breastfeeding consultant position Working groups of Council formed including: BFI, research and public education and awareness
2007
Labrador-Grenfell Health Region adopts Organizational Breastfeeding Policy (first in the province).
2006
Breastfeeding and Baby Friendly Initiatives (BFI) identified as a priority action within the Provincial Wellness Plan, Poverty Reduction Strategy, and
2011/2013
BFRWG initiated a province-wide infant feeding study initiated (FiNaL study). This study was a significant study that inspired many research
