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The benefits of breastfeeding and mother’s milk are well known, not only for the mother-infant dyad, but also for the family as a whole []]. Current national and international infant feeding recommendations support exclusive breastfeeding for the first six months of life, followed by continued breastfeeding alongside complementary foods and occasionally up to the second year of life and beyond [–]. Searching PubMed for the term ‘breastfeeding’ yields over 76,500 references (as of January 2026). While this extensive body of literature provides comprehensive information on facilitating breastfeeding in healthcare services, it is important to recognize that this is often done incompletely or imperfectly []. A lack of professional interest in breastfeeding and/or conflicts of interest of various magnitudes are often cited as key causes []. Over the past 50 years, women, scientific societies and health agencies, have increasingly emphasised the importance of breastfeeding and urged health professionals to proactively promote it in a competent and unambiguous manner [–]. In 1991, UNICEF launched the commendable Baby Friendly Hospital Initiative (BFHI), based on a clear vision of how to transform the culture and organization of maternity hospitals (MHs) to promote, protect and support breastfeeding. In the subsequent decades, hospitals adhering to the BFHI have effectively achieved this goal, proving more resilient in challenging situations such as the pandemic caused by the SARS-CoV-2 virus []. Unfortunately, since the international launch of the BFHI, only around thirty out of a total of 354 MHs in Italy have been accredited as Baby Friendly []. A non-exhaustive list of potential reasons is provided below.